What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 10, 2000, at 1918 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N451C, was destroyed by fire following impact with terrain near Dutch John, Utah. The airline transport pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorologicial conditions prevailed for the local flight which was originating at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that the winds were high and very gusty during his takeoff roll. He said that after liftoff from runway 29, the airplane would not gain altitude. The left wing hit some trees, and the airplane settled flat to the ground. Postimpact fire consumed the airplane. (-23) the aircraft was taking off from Dutch John, Utah airport at approximately 1900 MDT. The pilot was utilizing runway 29. Preflight planning included determining aircraft performance for the existing meterological conditions, determining weight & balance and making a personal weather observation. Upon liftoff and attaining approximately 100 feet AGL the aircraft would not climb, encountered a downdraft or wind. At that time the pilot disconti nued his climb, leveled off to gain airspeed but began to lose altitude. Flew to a clearing between trees and impacted the ground. Upon impact with the ground the aircraft caught fire but the pilot and his two passengers exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 10, 2000, AT 1918 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N451C, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR DUTCH JOHN, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICIAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE HIGH AND VERY GUSTY DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. HE SAID THAT AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 29, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. THE LEFT WING HIT SOME TREES, AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED FLAT TO THE GROUND. POSTIMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM DUTCH JOHN, UTAH AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 MDT. THE PILOT WAS UTILIZING RUNWAY 29. PREFLIGHT PLANNING INCLUDED DETERMINING AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE FOR THE EXISTING METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, DETERMINING WEIGHT & BALANCE AND MAKING A PERSONAL WEATHER OBSERVATION. UPON LIFTOFF AND ATTAINING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT OR WIND. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT DISCONTI NUED HIS CLIMB, LEVELED OFF TO GAIN AIRSPEED BUT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. FLEW TO A CLEARING BETWEEN TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE BUT THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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