What happened
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(-23) Pilot w/one pax departed runway 4L at Mesa, AZ Falcon field (ffz). Aircraft was observed by several witnesses and home video show a high angle of attack on climbout. The aircraft left wing drops and enters a left spin. The aircraft impacts the airport ramp area and comes to rest under the left wing of a Grumman G-111 (albatross). The pilot was fatally injured, the rear pax was severely injured and transported via helicopter to scottsdale memorial hospital. No one on the ground was injured. Major damage done to the Grumman. Ffz twr reported wind 130 @ 15KTS.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT W/ONE PAX DEPARTED RUNWAY 4L AT MESA, AZ FALCON FIELD (FFZ). AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES AND HOME VIDEO SHOW A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK ON CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING DROPS AND ENTERS A LEFT SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTS THE AIRPORT RAMP AREA AND COMES TO REST UNDER THE LEFT WING OF A GRUMMAN G-111 (ALBATROSS). THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE REAR PAX WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED VIA HELICOPTER TO SCOTTSDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. MAJOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE GRUMMAN. FFZ TWR REPORTED WIND 130 @ 15KTS.
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