What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 11:00 am on July 19, 2005, during the first flight of the pilot privacy data omitted experimental amateur home built, a hummel bird, the pilot privacy data omitted sustained fatal injuries due to a crash shortly after takeoff. The pilot privacy data omitted departed on the north runway at Davis community airport, Pittsville, MD and according to a video that was taken during the flight. The aircraft climbed to about 200' AGL, and once the aircraft was about 1500' past the departure end of the grass runway it started to make a right turn. As it made the turn, the aircraft appeared to over bank and stall, it then proceeded straight down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM ON JULY 19, 2005, DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR HOME BUILT, A HUMMEL BIRD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DUE TO A CRASH SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED ON THE NORTH RUNWAY AT DAVIS COMMUNITY AIRPORT, PITTSVILLE, MD AND ACCORDING TO A VIDEO THAT WAS TAKEN DURING THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200' AGL, AND ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 1500' PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY IT STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AS IT MADE THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO OVER BANK AND STALL, IT THEN PROCEEDED STRAIGHT DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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