What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After the pilot privacy data omitted started takeoff roll and the tail wheel just breaking ground, the aircraft banked slightly to the right. In the process of trying to level the wings the aircraft then veered to the left. The left wing struck a tree causing the aircraft to spin around and strike another tree with the right wing causing substantial damage. The pilot privacy data omitted was not experienced in a tailwheel aircraft and did not have an endorsement by a CFI to fly a tail wheel aircraft. The pilot privacy data omitted was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE TAIL WHEEL JUST BREAKING GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO LEVEL THE WINGS THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE ANOTHER TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT HAVE AN ENDORSEMENT BY A CFI TO FLY A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.