What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed runway 26, cxy @ 1235. Aircraft observed rotating @ midfield of 5000 ft. runway. Witnesses observed aircraft gain approximately 75-100 feet of altitude along runway and traveled beyond rwy 26 departure threshold for approximately 850 feet and impacted trailer home. Post impact fire consumed majority of aircraft. Three (3) passengers sustained fatal injuries. Pilot sustained severe burns and was able to exit aircraft. Two (2) residential trailers destroyed by post impact fire. Minor injuries sustained by one (1) person on ground, while providing assistance to pilot exiting aircraft. Witnesses @ airport reported unusual engine sounds immediately after takeoff rotation. All aircraft structure accounted for at accident scene. Flight control continuity verified as intact. Engine removed and shipped to Lycoming factory @ williamsport for analysis. No conclusive findings as of July 25, 2005. Engine disassembly and analysis not completed, as of July 25, 2005. No discrepancies noted within available maintenance records. No disrepancies noted with airman qualifications or recency of experience.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 26, CXY @ 1235. AIRCRAFT OBSERVED ROTATING @ MIDFIELD OF 5000 FT. RUNWAY. WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT GAIN APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET OF ALTITUDE ALONG RUNWAY AND TRAVELED BEYOND RWY 26 DEPARTURE THRESHOLD FOR APPROXIMATELY 850 FEET AND IMPACTED TRAILER HOME. POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MAJORITY OF AIRCRAFT. THREE (3) PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT. TWO (2) RESIDENTIAL TRAILERS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ONE (1) PERSON ON GROUND, WHILE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PILOT EXITING AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES @ AIRPORT REPORTED UNUSUAL ENGINE SOUNDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION. ALL AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ACCIDENT SCENE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY VERIFIED AS INTACT. ENGINE REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO LYCOMING FACTORY @ WILLIAMSPORT FOR ANALYSIS. NO CONCLUSIVE FINDINGS AS OF JULY 25, 2005. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY AND ANALYSIS NOT COMPLETED, AS OF JULY 25, 2005. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED WITHIN AVAILABLE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. NO DISREPANCIES NOTED WITH AIRMAN QUALIFICATIONS OR RECENCY OF EXPERIENCE.
NTSB investigation
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