What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was attempting take-off from grass strip into wind in northerly direction. Following normal run-up, began take off roll, when aircraft became airborne it was clear that the aircraft could not maintain proper airspeed to clear trees at north end of runway. Aircraft hit the top of the trees and went off field in a left wing stall configuration and crashed in the parking lot of a warehouse on south Washington street. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKE-OFF FROM GRASS STRIP INTO WIND IN NORTHERLY DIRECTION. FOLLOWING NORMAL RUN-UP, BEGAN TAKE OFF ROLL, WHEN AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED TO CLEAR TREES AT NORTH END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP OF THE TREES AND WENT OFF FIELD IN A LEFT WING STALL CONFIGURATION AND CRASHED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A WAREHOUSE ON SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.