What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 9/11/05 at 1545 PST, Cessna 152 N6565L impacted the ground in a parking lot at privacy data omitted pilot reported poor takeoff performance to lgb ATCT soon after takeoff from runway 25R, and requested return to airport. Other traffic in the area reported to ATCT that the aircraft had crashed. Witnesses at the scene reported that the aircraft was flying very low, approximately 80 feet above ground, and slow. Wings were waving back and forth, and when the pilot made a right turn, the aircraft rolled in a 90 degree bank angle, and went straight down. Two occupants were on board, both confirmed fatal. Aircraft burned after impact, consuming the cockpit area. The right wing was lodged under a truck, and the truck front left tire was on top of the right horizontal stabilizer. The left wing was severed from the aircraft, and was positioned on the left side of the fuselage, upside down. The engine was separated from the fuselage and laid near the front of the fuselage. The propeller and spinner were separated from the engine and came to rest on the left side of the fuselage, the prop spinner was crushed flat. Mag switch was in right position. Engine teardown foun d rings broken, plugs oil fouled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/11/05 AT 1545 PST, CESSNA 152 N6565L IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PARKING LOT AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT REPORTED POOR TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE TO LGB ATCT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 25R, AND REQUESTED RETURN TO AIRPORT. OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA REPORTED TO ATCT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING VERY LOW, APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET ABOVE GROUND, AND SLOW. WINGS WERE WAVING BACK AND FORTH, AND WHEN THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED IN A 90 DEGREE BANK ANGLE, AND WENT STRAIGHT DOWN. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD, BOTH CONFIRMED FATAL. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IMPACT, CONSUMING THE COCKPIT AREA. THE RIGHT WING WAS LODGED UNDER A TRUCK, AND THE TRUCK FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS ON TOP OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS POSITIONED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, UPSIDE DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND LAID NEAR THE FRONT OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER WERE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THE PROP SPINNER WAS CRUSHED FLAT. MAG SWITCH WAS IN RIGHT POSITION. ENGINE TEARDOWN FOUN D RINGS BROKEN, PLUGS OIL FOULED.
NTSB investigation
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