What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot and only occupant of the a/c departed the Ontario airport for a local flight. On takeoff as the a/c broke ground it yawed to the right and was climbing in a right wing low attitude. About 1/4 mile from the departure end of the runway and at an altitude of 200 feet above the ground level the left wing failed just inboard of the wing strut. The left wing folded and the aircraft rolled inverted and then entered a vertical descent and impacted the ground. Post crash fire consumed the aircraft and the pilot sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE A/C DEPARTED THE ONTARIO AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON TAKEOFF AS THE A/C BROKE GROUND IT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS CLIMBING IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL THE LEFT WING FAILED JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT. THE LEFT WING FOLDED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND THEN ENTERED A VERTICAL DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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