What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was interviewed by NTSB investigator, kurt anderson. Mr. Clements stated he departed runway 25 at Cle Elum municipal airport with 3 passengers. He noticed a tree line directly ahead and realized he was not going to clear the trees and increased the pitch attitude at which time the stall warning horn sounded. He maneuvered the aircraft thru an opening in the trees. The aircraft was still not climbing and at this point he banked left in an attempt to return to the airport. Being too low to see the runway at this point, he maneuvered the aircraft to an opening that would allow him to miss nearby houses. The known facts area: 1. There were 4 adults onboard the aircraft. 2. The aircraft fuel tanks were approximately half full. 3. The outside air temperature was 100 degrees f. 4. The pilot stated the a/c would not climb and the stall warning horn sounded almost the entire time prior to impact. 5. Weight & balance compounded with a density altitude consideration are of concern. 6. The pilot did not consider or calculate take-off performance prior to take-off. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED BY NTSB INVESTIGATOR, KURT ANDERSON. MR. CLEMENTS STATED HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT CLE ELUM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH 3 PASSENGERS. HE NOTICED A TREE LINE DIRECTLY AHEAD AND REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES AND INCREASED THE PITCH ATTITUDE AT WHICH TIME THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT THRU AN OPENING IN THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL NOT CLIMBING AND AT THIS POINT HE BANKED LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. BEING TOO LOW TO SEE THE RUNWAY AT THIS POINT, HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN OPENING THAT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO MISS NEARBY HOUSES. THE KNOWN FACTS AREA: 1. THERE WERE 4 ADULTS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. 2. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL. 3. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES F. 4. THE PILOT STATED THE A/C WOULD NOT CLIMB AND THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME PRIOR TO IMPACT. 5. WEIGHT & BALANCE COMPOUNDED WITH A DENSITY ALTITUDE CONSIDERATION ARE OF CONCERN. 6. THE PILOT DID NOT CONSIDER OR CALCULATE TAKE-OFF PERFORMANCE PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.