What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot took off from cedar mills marina in right to left crosswind. Pilot reported that he stayed low to build airspeed. Runway is lined on both sides by trees that sheltered the aircraft from crosswind. After clearing runway pilot lost control and cartwheeled, left wing low, into lake approximately 50 feet off of the end of the runway. Witnesses report that the aircraft was between 5 and 25 feet altitude when pilot lost control. A number of similar sized aircraft took off from same runway without incident immediately before and after accident took place.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM CEDAR MILLS MARINA IN RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STAYED LOW TO BUILD AIRSPEED. RUNWAY IS LINED ON BOTH SIDES BY TREES THAT SHELTERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM CROSSWIND. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CARTWHEELED, LEFT WING LOW, INTO LAKE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 5 AND 25 FEET ALTITUDE WHEN PILOT LOST CONTROL. A NUMBER OF SIMILAR SIZED AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SAME RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE AND AFTER ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6241L · 1
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