What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Telephone conversation revealed the following: on may 31, 2001, at about 08:30 am local, the pilot took off from the southeastern airport with an attempt to complete his eighth load of aerial application. During takeoff, at about an altitude of 100 ft., the pilot heard a loud popping noise after which the engine began to operate erratical. While turning back to the airport the pilot observed debris exiting from the engine's exhaust stacks as the engine quit. The aircraft crashed about half a mile north of southeastern airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot received minor injuries. On June 4, 2001, an engine teardown inspection was performed at the southeastern aerial crop service facility. The inspection was performed by privacy data omitted, a pratt & whitney field support representative. Engine tear down report attached.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TELEPHONE CONVERSATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ON MAY 31, 2001, AT ABOUT 08:30 AM LOCAL, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN AIRPORT WITH AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE HIS EIGHTH LOAD OF AERIAL APPLICATION. DURING TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FT., THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE ERRATICAL. WHILE TURNING BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT OBSERVED DEBRIS EXITING FROM THE ENGINE'S EXHAUST STACKS AS THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF SOUTHEASTERN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ON JUNE 4, 2001, AN ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT THE SOUTHEASTERN AERIAL CROP SERVICE FACILITY. THE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRATT & WHITNEY FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE. ENGINE TEAR DOWN REPORT ATTACHED.
NTSB investigation
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