What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed new Smyrna Beach airport, runway 29, after full stop landing. At approximately 200 feet altitude the aircraft started shaking and stalled. Aircraft impacted ground in grassy area south of runway 24, approximately 500 yards west of runway 29 centerline. Aircraft came to rest facing north. The pilot and two male passengers sustained serious injuries, the lone female passenger sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained very heavy structural damage. Examination of the wreckage indicates that the aircraft impacted at a very steep nose down angle with very little forward motion. Several individuals on the ground indicated that they heard the engine running at impact. The pilot does not recall any details of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEW SMYRNA BEACH AIRPORT, RUNWAY 29, AFTER FULL STOP LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING AND STALLED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN GRASSY AREA SOUTH OF RUNWAY 24, APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY 29 CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTH. THE PILOT AND TWO MALE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, THE LONE FEMALE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED VERY HEAVY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT A VERY STEEP NOSE DOWN ANGLE WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD MOTION. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND INDICATED THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE RUNNING AT IMPACT. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL ANY DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.