What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 28, 2005 at approx 1800 MDT, N4736K piloted by privacy data omitted took off from flying "b" ranch to the south with one passenger plus cargo on board. After clearing the runway and over the middlefork of the Salmon river an eyewitness noticed the plane in a nose high altitude with the wings oscillating up and down was approximately 100 feet in altitude and heading toward the opposite shore from the airstrip. The plane let down tail first immediately followed by the nose, with little to no forward movement. After the nose came down the plane immediately started to burn.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AT APPROX 1800 MDT, N4736K PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED TOOK OFF FROM FLYING "B" RANCH TO THE SOUTH WITH ONE PASSENGER PLUS CARGO ON BOARD. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY AND OVER THE MIDDLEFORK OF THE SALMON RIVER AN EYEWITNESS NOTICED THE PLANE IN A NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE WITH THE WINGS OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN ALTITUDE AND HEADING TOWARD THE OPPOSITE SHORE FROM THE AIRSTRIP. THE PLANE LET DOWN TAIL FIRST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE, WITH LITTLE TO NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. AFTER THE NOSE CAME DOWN THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BURN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.