What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed lemaire memorial airport (2R1) in jeannerette, LA at approximately 0730 CDT on runway 040. (Aircraft clock stopped at 7:32). A witness stated that after take off he banked to the right, he then heard a popping sound then silence. He lost sight of it, then heard the crash. Another witness heard the aircraft taking off then heard a popping sound like backfiring then it went silent. She looked further out the window, saw the aircraft flip and come down nose first. Aircraft impacted in a harvested cane field, approximately at an angle of 80 degrees nose down, left wing low, and approximately 800 feet south of runway 040/220 and almost even with the departure end of the runway on a heading of 310 degrees. Left wing has leading edge damage. Landing gear was down and locked. Flaps indicated 10 degrees down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED LEMAIRE MEMORIAL AIRPORT (2R1) IN JEANNERETTE, LA AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 CDT ON RUNWAY 040. (AIRCRAFT CLOCK STOPPED AT 7:32). A WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF HE BANKED TO THE RIGHT, HE THEN HEARD A POPPING SOUND THEN SILENCE. HE LOST SIGHT OF IT, THEN HEARD THE CRASH. ANOTHER WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF THEN HEARD A POPPING SOUND LIKE BACKFIRING THEN IT WENT SILENT. SHE LOOKED FURTHER OUT THE WINDOW, SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLIP AND COME DOWN NOSE FIRST. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A HARVESTED CANE FIELD, APPROXIMATELY AT AN ANGLE OF 80 DEGREES NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW, AND APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 040/220 AND ALMOST EVEN WITH THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY ON A HEADING OF 310 DEGREES. LEFT WING HAS LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. FLAPS INDICATED 10 DEGREES DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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