What happened
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(-23) On November 2, 2004, at about 1216 EST, a Rawdon T-1, N2607D, registered to and operated by van wagner aerial media LLC, as a title 14 CFR part 91 aerial advertising flight, crashed in pembroke pines, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The commercial rated pilot received fatal injuries, and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. Witnesses stated that the accident airplane was taking off from runway 09R at North Perry Airport and they observed it turn to the left and while in the turn the nose pitched down and it impacted the ground. The manager at the North Perry Airport control tower stated that after the aircraft had taken off from runway 09R, and while it was climbing out at an altitude of about 100 feet from the controller received a radio communications call from the pilot stating that he had an engine problem. The controller stated that he observed the aircraft in a left turn, and it descended, impacted the ground and came to rest at the approach end of runway 27R.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004, AT ABOUT 1216 EST, A RAWDON T-1, N2607D, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY VAN WAGNER AERIAL MEDIA LLC, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AERIAL ADVERTISING FLIGHT, CRASHED IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 09R AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AND THEY OBSERVED IT TURN TO THE LEFT AND WHILE IN THE TURN THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE MANAGER AT THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM RUNWAY 09R, AND WHILE IT WAS CLIMBING OUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE CONTROLLER RECEIVED A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CALL FROM THE PILOT STATING THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT TURN, AND IT DESCENDED, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27R.
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