What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 14, 2001, at 1103 hours pacific daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N735C, nosed over during an aborted takeoff from the ancient valley airstrip near Rosamond, California. The owner was operating the airplane on a personal cross-country flight under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot sustained minor injuries, and one passenger was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that the airplane did not feel like it was accelerating during the takeoff roll and he elected to abort the takeoff. The airplane departed the end of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage. (-23) on October 14, 2001, at 1103 hours pacific daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N735C, nosed over during an aborted takeoff from the ancient valley airport near Rosamond, California. The owner was operating the airplane on a personal cross-country flight under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot sustained minor injuries, and one passenger was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that the airplane did not feel like it was accelerating during the takeoff roll. During the takeoff he elected to abort thinking he wasn't getting enough airspeed, then continued after lift off into the desert where he elected to put it down. It flipped over and caught fire after they got out.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 14, 2001, AT 1103 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N735C, NOSED OVER DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM THE ANCIENT VALLEY AIRSTRIP NEAR ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE ON A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE. (-23) ON OCTOBER 14, 2001, AT 1103 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N735C, NOSED OVER DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM THE ANCIENT VALLEY AIRPORT NEAR ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE ON A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. DURING THE TAKEOFF HE ELECTED TO ABORT THINKING HE WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH AIRSPEED, THEN CONTINUED AFTER LIFT OFF INTO THE DESERT WHERE HE ELECTED TO PUT IT DOWN. IT FLIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER THEY GOT OUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.