What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) March 20, 2005 approx. 14:00 CST a Cessna 150 N6828F while on a part 91 flight owned and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted crashed on take off at a Private grass strip in Tonitown, Arkansas near fayetteville. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, clear skies and an approx 7 to 10 knot wind. Witness stated the pilot privacy data omitted ^ was taking 11 off with the wind. No flight plan had been filed. This would have been the second flight of the day and was to be a short ride for the daughter. Witness stated that the aircraft lifted off and climbed to approx. 200 feet lost power and nosed over, crashing approx. 200 feet from center of the grass strip. Aircraft sustained substantial damage and both pilot and passenger were seriously injured and transported to area hospitals.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MARCH 20, 2005 APPROX. 14:00 CST A CESSNA 150 N6828F WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ CRASHED ON TAKE OFF AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN TONITOWN, ARKANSAS NEAR FAYETTEVILLE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, CLEAR SKIES AND AN APPROX 7 TO 10 KNOT WIND. WITNESS STATED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS TAKING 11 OFF WITH THE WIND. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND WAS TO BE A SHORT RIDE FOR THE DAUGHTER. WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND CLIMBED TO APPROX. 200 FEET LOST POWER AND NOSED OVER, CRASHING APPROX. 200 FEET FROM CENTER OF THE GRASS STRIP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITALS.
NTSB investigation
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