What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N61021, a taylor craft DC-65, crashed following takeoff from pine hollow airstrip (grass) near Wamic, OR at about 1700 LCL. Pilot and observer transported to local hospital @ the dalles, OR with nonlife threatening injuries. Substantial damage to a/c. eye witness statements indicate that pilot departed to the west from about midfield after taking on fuel. As soon as the a/c lifted off it appeared that the pilot was having trouble keeping the wings level and gaining altitude, he made a slight turn to the right over the road and above a pasture at about 50 to 75 feet above ground. The a/c was in a nose high attitude, the left wing dropped and the a/c stalled striking the left wing first, then nose of the a/c. wx condition at the time was about 75 degrees f with gusty winds, clr sky, about 2933 density alt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N61021, A TAYLOR CRAFT DC-65, CRASHED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM PINE HOLLOW AIRSTRIP (GRASS) NEAR WAMIC, OR AT ABOUT 1700 LCL. PILOT AND OBSERVER TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL @ THE DALLES, OR WITH NONLIFE THREATENING INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. EYE WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT PILOT DEPARTED TO THE WEST FROM ABOUT MIDFIELD AFTER TAKING ON FUEL. AS SOON AS THE A/C LIFTED OFF IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE WINGS LEVEL AND GAINING ALTITUDE, HE MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT OVER THE ROAD AND ABOVE A PASTURE AT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE A/C WAS IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE A/C STALLED STRIKING THE LEFT WING FIRST, THEN NOSE OF THE A/C. WX CONDITION AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES F WITH GUSTY WINDS, CLR SKY, ABOUT 2933 DENSITY ALT.
NTSB investigation
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