What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed under unknown circumstances shortly after take-off, one POB suffered fatal injuries, 3 POB have serious injuries, the acft has substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on 08-19-1999 the pilot, privacy data omitted initiated a take-off from a private airstrip on labbeemint ranch near harrah, WA. The aircraft had fuel to the tabs and was occupied by four adult males. The take-off run started at the hangar and went northerly on a grass runway. The aircraft did not gain sufficient altitude to clear an embankment on the north end of the runway. The a/c hit a road embankment approx. 104 feet west of the runwaycenterline, bounced over a service road and an irrigation canal and came to restupside down on a service road on the north bank of the canal. (Initial impact to aircraft coming to rest position -62 feet) the initial 200 yards (approx) was wet from recent irrigation and soft.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, ONE POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, 3 POB HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES, THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 08-19-1999 THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA O^ INITIATED A TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON LABBEEMINT RANCH NEAR HARRAH, WA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL TO THE TABS AND WAS OCCUPIED BY FOUR ADULT MALES. THE TAKE-OFF RUN STARTED AT THE HANGAR AND WENT NORTHERLY ON A GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT ON THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C HIT A ROAD EMBANKMENT APPROX. 104 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAYCENTERLINE, BOUNCED OVER A SERVICE ROAD AND AN IRRIGATION CANAL AND CAME TO RESTUPSIDE DOWN ON A SERVICE ROAD ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE CANAL. (INITIAL IMPACT TO AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST POSITION -62 FEET) THE INITIAL 200 YARDS (APPROX) WAS WET FROM RECENT IRRIGATION AND SOFT.
NTSB investigation
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