What happened
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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (-23) on Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at approx. 1735 CDT, a PA-28-151, N44677, owned byprivacy data omitted attempted to take off to the south at Kezer airport during a left crosswind during a pe rsonal flight on a clear, dry, windy day. No flight plan WA filed. The airplane lifted off the runway to a height of 20 feet, allowing the left wing to strike trees for about 50 yards. The airplane turned left, fell to the gorund and rolled to the right breaking off the right wing and came to rest upside down. The airplane was substantially damaged; the pilot and passengerwere seriously injured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at Kezer airport, Springtown, Texas on July 14, 1999.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999, AT APPROX. 1735 CDT, A PA-28-151, N44677, OWNED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH AT KEZER AIRPORT DURING A LEFT CROSSWIND DURING A PE RSONAL FLIGHT ON A CLEAR, DRY, WINDY DAY. NO FLIGHT PLAN WA FILED. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO A HEIGHT OF 20 FEET, ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE TREES FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, FELL TO THE GORUND AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT WING AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; THE PILOT AND PASSENGERWERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KEZER AIRPORT, SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS ON JULY 14, 1999.
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