What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 07, 2001, at 1217 eastern daylight time, kenneth west ARV582 experimental airplane, N3395H, impacted the ground during take-off at Sebring Regional Airport, in Sebring, Florida. The personal flight was conducted by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damaged. The flight departed Sebring Regional Airport at 1217. According to witnesses, after departing runway 36, the experimental airplane banked hard to the right and impacted the ground. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems prior to take-off. (-23) according to two separate eyewitness statements, upon taking off from Sebring, Florida airport (sef) runway 18, the experimental airplane's right wing banked hard to the right with the nose pointing down and impacted the ground. On 07/24/01, a post-accident engine test run analysis revealed tht the engine operated satisfactorily. According to the medical examiner the pilot/owner died of multiple fatal injuries during impact. (.4) a experimental arv 582 airplane impacted the ground on take off in Sebring, Florida. According to witnesses, after departing runway 18, the experimental airplane banked to the right and collided with the ground, in nose low attitude. No evidence of mechanical malfunction or any flight control problems were discovered during the examination of the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 07, 2001, AT 1217 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, KENNETH WEST ARV582 EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N3395H, IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING TAKE-OFF AT SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN SEBRING, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1217. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 36, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. (-23) ACCORDING TO TWO SEPARATE EYEWITNESS STATEMENTS, UPON TAKING OFF FROM SEBRING, FLORIDA AIRPORT (SEF) RUNWAY 18, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT WITH THE NOSE POINTING DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. ON 07/24/01, A POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE TEST RUN ANALYSIS REVEALED THT THE ENGINE OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER THE PILOT/OWNER DIED OF MULTIPLE FATAL INJURIES DURING IMPACT. (.4) A EXPERIMENTAL ARV 582 AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ON TAKE OFF IN SEBRING, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 18, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR ANY FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.