What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot and his wife reportedly arrived from austin, TX about 17:00 CDT and met with local family members, presumably to have dinner. The aircraft was refueled prior to departure with 65 gallons of 100 low lead fuel at southwest services at efd. Witnesses stated the aircraft took off normally but the engine quit just after takeoff approximately 400 feet in the air. The aircraft was off the end of rwy 17R just beyond highway 3 when the engine quit and the pilot attempted a left turn to return the aircraft to the runway. The aircraft apparently stalled and struck the ground at a steep angle, just off the airport property and burst into flames. Both occupants of the aircraft received fatal injuries. Pilot stated loss of power and ten seconds later he stated going down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT AND HIS WIFE REPORTEDLY ARRIVED FROM AUSTIN, TX ABOUT 17:00 CDT AND MET WITH LOCAL FAMILY MEMBERS, PRESUMABLY TO HAVE DINNER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WITH 65 GALLONS OF 100 LOW LEAD FUEL AT SOUTHWEST SERVICES AT EFD. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF NORMALLY BUT THE ENGINE QUIT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFF THE END OF RWY 17R JUST BEYOND HIGHWAY 3 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STALLED AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE, JUST OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AND BURST INTO FLAMES. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. PILOT STATED LOSS OF POWER AND TEN SECONDS LATER HE STATED GOING DOWN.
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