What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot had flown from el dorado TX to Llano TX to pick up a passenger and return to el dorado to look at some cattle. They fueled the aircraft at Llano. They took off on runway 17, however the pilot stated that they could not gain altitude and settled to the ground off the end of the runway. The aircraft struck trees, severing the right wing and then flipped over onto other trees. The aircraft came to rest with the nose of the aircraft on the ground and the fuselage in the trees. The aircraft is destroyed and only a small smoldering fire confined to the engine compartment. The aircraft had two souls on board each about 190 pounds, betweeen 18 to 22 gallons of fuel, three bags and other things such as maps, headsets, etc.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAD FLOWN FROM EL DORADO TX TO LLANO TX TO PICK UP A PASSENGER AND RETURN TO EL DORADO TO LOOK AT SOME CATTLE. THEY FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT LLANO. THEY TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 17, HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND SETTLED TO THE GROUND OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES, SEVERING THE RIGHT WING AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO OTHER TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AND THE FUSELAGE IN THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED AND ONLY A SMALL SMOLDERING FIRE CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TWO SOULS ON BOARD EACH ABOUT 190 POUNDS, BETWEEEN 18 TO 22 GALLONS OF FUEL, THREE BAGS AND OTHER THINGS SUCH AS MAPS, HEADSETS, ETC.
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