What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 30, 2003, at 1209 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N19929, registered to wirtz aviation, inc., and operated by the private pilot, collided with trees during initial climb after takeoff from Hendersonville Airport, Hendersonville, north carolina. The local flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot and rear-seated passenger received serious injuries, and the rear-seated juvenile passenger was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident on August 30, 2003. The pilot was giving charity rides around the airport area, and the flight was the third or fourth trip around the airport that day. The pilot stated the takeoff roll and liftoff from runway 14 were normal. As the pilot climbed the airplane and initiated a left turning climb after departure, the airplane began to sink. The pilot attempted to keep the nose up as it sank into the trees. Initial examination found the airplane nose-down in a wooded area. The nose was crushed aft with the engine displaced, and the fuselage buckled. Fuel was observed in the wing tanks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2003, AT 1209 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N19929, REGISTERED TO WIRTZ AVIATION, INC., AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT, HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND REAR-SEATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE REAR-SEATED JUVENILE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 30, 2003. THE PILOT WAS GIVING CHARITY RIDES AROUND THE AIRPORT AREA, AND THE FLIGHT WAS THE THIRD OR FOURTH TRIP AROUND THE AIRPORT THAT DAY. THE PILOT STATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 14 WERE NORMAL. AS THE PILOT CLIMBED THE AIRPLANE AND INITIATED A LEFT TURNING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE NOSE UP AS IT SANK INTO THE TREES. INITIAL EXAMINATION FOUND THE AIRPLANE NOSE-DOWN IN A WOODED AREA. THE NOSE WAS CRUSHED AFT WITH THE ENGINE DISPLACED, AND THE FUSELAGE BUCKLED. FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE WING TANKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.