What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed runway 18 at Lee'S Summit airport, Lee'S Summit, MO (lxt). A witness on the ramp at lxt stated that the aircraft got airborne approximately three-quarters of the way down the runway. At that time he heard what sounded like an engine backfire. The aircraft started a shallow climb and a turn back toward the airport. The aircraft went out of sight below a tree line and impacted the ground in a northerly heading. The left engine separated from the wing on impact. A fire ensued on the ground and consumed approximately eighty percent of the airframe. The emergency escape hatch was found on the runway at the approximate point of lift-off. The pilot exited the aircraft with serious injuries and is hospitalized at this writing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT LEE'S SUMMIT AIRPORT, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO (LXT). A WITNESS ON THE RAMP AT LXT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AT THAT TIME HE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN ENGINE BACKFIRE. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A SHALLOW CLIMB AND A TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF SIGHT BELOW A TREE LINE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NORTHERLY HEADING. THE LEFT ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE WING ON IMPACT. A FIRE ENSUED ON THE GROUND AND CONSUMED APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AIRFRAME. THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AT THE APPROXIMATE POINT OF LIFT-OFF. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND IS HOSPITALIZED AT THIS WRITING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.