What happened
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(-23) N4368R was observed executing a go-around from a height of approximately ten feet above the surface with approximately 1800 feet of the 2125 foot long sod and gravel runway remaining. The airplane turned to the left approximately 90 degrees simultaneously climbing steeply to a altitude of approximately 80-100 feet above the surface. The airplane the pivoted abruptly around it's left wingtip and descended into the surface in a nearly vertical attitude. The occupants of both front seats suffered fatal injuries and the single rear seat passenger was seriously injured. A witness who is a pilot stated that the engine of the airplane was apparently operating at a high power setting at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N4368R WAS OBSERVED EXECUTING A GO-AROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET OF THE 2125 FOOT LONG SOD AND GRAVEL RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES SIMULTANEOUSLY CLIMBING STEEPLY TO A ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80-100 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE THE PIVOTED ABRUPTLY AROUND IT'S LEFT WINGTIP AND DESCENDED INTO THE SURFACE IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE OCCUPANTS OF BOTH FRONT SEATS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE SINGLE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. A WITNESS WHO IS A PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS APPARENTLY OPERATING AT A HIGH POWER SETTING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
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