What happened
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(-23) On November 05, 2004 at approximately 15:00 hours, the wilson loenslo model YMF-80 was destroyed upon impact following a departure takeoff from runway 27 at arcola, Texas (axh). The pilot and sole passenger of the aircraft received serious injuries and was life flighted from the accident scene. Witness statement(s) reported seeing the aircraft takeoff and climb to approximately 500 feet AGL when it was reported that it started to spin in a clockwise position, nose down attitude, behind a row of trees where it impacted the ground approximately 1,000 feet from the departure end of runway 27. No airworthiness documents could be located at the accident site. All flight control continuity was confirmed. The engine and propeller were buried in soft mud, no examination of these components was completed at this time. The aircraft hit at a nose down attitude of approximately 27-30 degrees. There was no rotational damage indication where the aircraft struck the ground. This was the first flight on this aircraft since 2000 and the first flight on this aircraft since reassembled by the owner after trucking the aircraft from another airport location.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 05, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 HOURS, THE WILSON LOENSLO MODEL YMF-80 WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT FOLLOWING A DEPARTURE TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT ARCOLA, TEXAS (AXH). THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS LIFE FLIGHTED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE. WITNESS STATEMENT(S) REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL WHEN IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT STARTED TO SPIN IN A CLOCKWISE POSITION, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, BEHIND A ROW OF TREES WHERE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27. NO AIRWORTHINESS DOCUMENTS COULD BE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE BURIED IN SOFT MUD, NO EXAMINATION OF THESE COMPONENTS WAS COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HIT AT A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 27-30 DEGREES. THERE WAS NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE INDICATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS AIRCRAFT SINCE 2000 AND THE FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS AIRCRAFT SINCE REASSEMBLED BY THE OWNER AFTER TRUCKING THE AIRCRAFT FROM ANOTHER AIRPORT LOCATION.
NTSB investigation
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