What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed on take-off, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed by fire, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) aircraft departed runway 34 at Arlington Municipal Airport. A witnessstated the aircraft appeared to be gaining altitude very slowly, and was only at 100' at the departure end of the runway. Within a mile of the runway, it appeared the aircraft began to lose altitude. It then collided with power lines at approx. 50 feet AGL. A post crash fire ensued.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. A WITNESSSTATED THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE GAINING ALTITUDE VERY SLOWLY, AND WAS ONLY AT 100' AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITHIN A MILE OF THE RUNWAY, IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. IT THEN COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AT APPROX. 50 FEET AGL. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.