What happened
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(-23) On April 3, 2005 at approximately 14:51MDT, N3FJ a Beech E-55 crashed on climb out from runway 11 at 3V5 (Downtown Fort Collins). The PIC held a private pilot certificate, with airplane sel/mel and instrument ratings. He was the sole occupant on board and received fatal injuries. The wreckage was located .2 of a mile east of the departure end of runway 11 at privacy data omitted a commercial building at this address was damaged by the post crash fire. The VMC local flight was operated under 14 CFR 91, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was observed on climb out in a steep left bank. The aircraft continued to roll left until impact. On tear down the left propeller shown little or no rotation in the low pitch/high RPM range. The right propeller showed rotation and a high energy impact in the low pitch/high RPM range. On tear down the left engine cylinders number 1 and number 6 spark plugs were fouled. Gear and flaps were found in the down position. According to the co-owner the flight logs were kept on board the aircraft. At this time pilots last flight review and hours are unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 3, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:51MDT, N3FJ A BEECH E-55 CRASHED ON CLIMB OUT FROM RUNWAY 11 AT 3V5 (DOWNTOWN FORT COLLINS). THE PIC HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, WITH AIRPLANE SEL/MEL AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED .2 OF A MILE EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 11 AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT THIS ADDRESS WAS DAMAGED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE VMC LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON CLIMB OUT IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL LEFT UNTIL IMPACT. ON TEAR DOWN THE LEFT PROPELLER SHOWN LITTLE OR NO ROTATION IN THE LOW PITCH/HIGH RPM RANGE. THE RIGHT PROPELLER SHOWED ROTATION AND A HIGH ENERGY IMPACT IN THE LOW PITCH/HIGH RPM RANGE. ON TEAR DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE CYLINDERS NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 6 SPARK PLUGS WERE FOULED. GEAR AND FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. ACCORDING TO THE CO-OWNER THE FLIGHT LOGS WERE KEPT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME PILOTS LAST FLIGHT REVIEW AND HOURS ARE UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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