What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On December 17, 1998, at 1051 hours pacific standard time, a weber CA-65, N5656, collided with terrain following a loss of control during the takeoff initial climb from the Red Bluff, California, airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot, the sole occupant, suffered serious injuries. The personal flight was originating at the time of the accident was en route to redding, California. Visual meteorological conditions prvailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he had wrapped the right seat belt around the right control yoke as a gust lock. He stated that he forgot to remove the seat belt before takeoff and the aircraft stalled and veered left off the runway. He futher reported that the airplane is configured with side-by-side seating and he was flying from the left seat. The accident was reported to the safety board on December 23, 1998. (-23) Mr. Armal departed redbluff airport as pilot in command of his aircraft on December 17, 1998. During the lift off Mr. Armal noticed that the right control stick was tied back with the seat belt. The aircraft nose pitche d up, Mr. Armal reached over to unlatch the seatbelt and the aircraft crashed.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON DECEMBER 17, 1998, AT 1051 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A WEBER CA-65, N5656, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS EN ROUTE TO REDDING, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PRVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD WRAPPED THE RIGHT SEAT BELT AROUND THE RIGHT CONTROL YOKE AS A GUST LOCK. HE STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT BEFORE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE FUTHER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE IS CONFIGURED WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE SEATING AND HE WAS FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON DECEMBER 23, 1998. (-23) MR. ARMAL DEPARTED REDBLUFF AIRPORT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF HIS AIRCRAFT ON DECEMBER 17, 1998. DURING THE LIFT OFF MR. ARMAL NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL STICK WAS TIED BACK WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHE D UP, MR. ARMAL REACHED OVER TO UNLATCH THE SEATBELT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED.
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