What happened
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(-23) N611HA, an HA-200 saeta jet departed the Pueblo Memorial Airport at 07:17 am MDT with Mr. Timothy a. nelson as pilot in command and sole occupant. Two still pictures of the aircraft were taken by privacy data omitted co-owner and fiance. The first shows the aircraft just after lift off with the gear in the retraction cycle. The second shows the aircraft in a steep left bank. According to witnesses the aircraft made a steep left bank shortly after take-off and continued to roll with the nose turning downward impacting in a field on county property south of runway 26R and west of runway 17. According to Mr. Van liere, instructor and holder of an looa in the HA-200 saeta, the aircraft could not have been more than 200-300 feet at that point with an estimated airspeed of 130 to 140 mph. Mr. Van liere stated a speed of 180 would have been required to sustain a hard pull at a bank angle of 60 degrees. The aircraft exploded on impact and post crash fire consumed much of the fuselage. The pilot sustained non-survivable injuries. Engine tear down by NTSB and turbomeca indicated both engines were producing power at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N611HA, AN HA-200 SAETA JET DEPARTED THE PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT AT 07:17 AM MDT WITH MR. TIMOTHY A. NELSON AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT. TWO STILL PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE TAKEN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CO-OWNER AND FIANCE. THE FIRST SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTION CYCLE. THE SECOND SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP LEFT BANK SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND CONTINUED TO ROLL WITH THE NOSE TURNING DOWNWARD IMPACTING IN A FIELD ON COUNTY PROPERTY SOUTH OF RUNWAY 26R AND WEST OF RUNWAY 17. ACCORDING TO MR. VAN LIERE, INSTRUCTOR AND HOLDER OF AN LOOA IN THE HA-200 SAETA, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 200-300 FEET AT THAT POINT WITH AN ESTIMATED AIRSPEED OF 130 TO 140 MPH. MR. VAN LIERE STATED A SPEED OF 180 WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN A HARD PULL AT A BANK ANGLE OF 60 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED ON IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MUCH OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NON-SURVIVABLE INJURIES. ENGINE TEAR DOWN BY NTSB AND TURBOMECA INDICATED BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
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