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) after takeoff, FAA personnel assigned to the tempory control tower adjacent to the runway observed the a/c enter a steep climb to an altitude of approx. 150 feet, bank to the left, descend, and impact the ground just off the east side of runway 16/34. The pilot was fatally injured, and the a/c was subsequently destroyed in a post-crash fire. Another witness reported seeing the passenger-side seatbelt wrapped around the passenger-side control stick immediately prior to the pilot commencing his taxi for departure.
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) AFTER TAKEOFF, FAA PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE TEMPORY CONTROL TOWER ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY OBSERVED THE A/C ENTER A STEEP CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 150 FEET, BANK TO THE LEFT, DESCEND, AND IMPACT THE GROUND JUST OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16/34. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE A/C WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE. ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE PASSENGER-SIDE SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE CONTROL STICK IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE PILOT COMMENCING HIS TAXI FOR DEPARTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.