What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 15, 2005, at 1915 central daylight time, a Piper PA-J4E, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted crashed while attempting to avoid obstructions while on take off. The pilot stated he began the take off roll and started to rotated the aircraft around 50 mph when the airspeed began to decrease. At this point the pilot reported that he did not believe he would have enough altitude to clear the trees at the end of the runway and attempted to abort the take off. Upon attempting to abort the take off the pilot lost control of the aircraft causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 15, 2005, AT 1915 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-J4E, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE ON TAKE OFF. THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN THE TAKE OFF ROLL AND STARTED TO ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND 50 MPH WHEN THE AIRSPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.