What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft experienced engine failure on take-off. Attempted to land and crashed beside the rwy. Other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on January 30, 1999, about 1100 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-210T, N28235, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed on takeoff at Warren field, Washington, north carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. Witnesses stated the airplane was observed to depart from runway 35. The airplane bcame airborne between 1,500 feet to 2,000 feet down the runway. The airplane assumed a climb attitude and a decrease in engine power was heard. The nose of the airplane was observed to be lowered and engine power was heard to increase, and then decreased again. The airplane was observed to start a steep turn to the left towards runway 23. The left wing tip collided with the ground and the airplane crashed. (.4) the pilot was on initial takeoff climb when the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot maneuvered the airplane to the only available forced landing area and collided with tress and terrain. Examination of the engine assembly and accessories revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction. (-23) see attached sheet.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKE-OFF. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND CRASHED BESIDE THE RWY. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JANUARY 30, 1999, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-210T, N28235, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AT WARREN FIELD, WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART FROM RUNWAY 35. THE AIRPLANE BCAME AIRBORNE BETWEEN 1,500 FEET TO 2,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ASSUMED A CLIMB ATTITUDE AND A DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER WAS HEARD. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO BE LOWERED AND ENGINE POWER WAS HEARD TO INCREASE, AND THEN DECREASED AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO START A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT TOWARDS RUNWAY 23. THE LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE ONLY AVAILABLE FORCED LANDING AREA AND COLLIDED WITH TRESS AND TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. (-23) SEE ATTACHED SHEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.