What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 27, 2005, at approximately 1130 eastern standard time, at Naked Lady Ranch Airport (64FA), N401KY was involved in an accident during take off . The pilot privacy data omitted was the pilot and sole occupant, suffering only minor injuries, of N401KY at the time of the accident. N401KY is owned by the pilot privacy data omitted and is certificated as an experimental kit built aircraft, the manufacturer and model is listed as a stoddard hamilton, glassair ii ft, serial number 2083. Naked Lady Ranch Airport is a private community airpark with two turf runways, runway 18/36 which is 3300 x 120 ft and runway 9/27 which is 1980 x 120 ft. the pilot privacy data omitted was attempting to take off on runway 36 when the accident occurred. Shortly after rotation the pilot privacy data omitted stated that the engine RPM and airpspeed indication was bleeding off. The aircraft stalled, banked left and crashed into a small stand of pine trees. Both wings were shattered, the engine separated from the fuselage and the propeller separated from the engine. There was indication that the wing fuel tanks contained fuel as the foliage at the accident site was discolored, also the fuselage "hopper" tank contained fuel. The pilot did not speak of any control issues. Control continuity was ascertained through inspection of the wreckage. Weather was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 27, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AT NAKED LADY RANCH AIRPORT (64FA), N401KY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING TAKE OFF . THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, SUFFERING ONLY MINOR INJURIES, OF N401KY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. N401KY IS OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND IS CERTIFICATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT, THE MANUFACTURER AND MODEL IS LISTED AS A STODDARD HAMILTON, GLASSAIR II FT, SERIAL NUMBER 2083. NAKED LADY RANCH AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE COMMUNITY AIRPARK WITH TWO TURF RUNWAYS, RUNWAY 18/36 WHICH IS 3300 X 120 FT AND RUNWAY 9/27 WHICH IS 1980 X 120 FT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 36 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPM AND AIRPSPEED INDICATION WAS BLEEDING OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, BANKED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A SMALL STAND OF PINE TREES. BOTH WINGS WERE SHATTERED, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS INDICATION THAT THE WING FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL AS THE FOLIAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS DISCOLORED, ALSO THE FUSELAGE "HOPPER" TANK CONTAINED FUEL. THE PILOT DID NOT SPEAK OF ANY CONTROL ISSUES. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ASCERTAINED THROUGH INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.