What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N24065, experimental homebuilt, KR2S, departed Lawrence Municipal Airport on runway 23 at approximately 08:09 on 04/11/06. An eyewitness stated that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and seemed to be losing power soon after it took off. The aircraft was only in the air for a few moments before it crashed. According to the owner/pilot privacy data omitted this was its maiden flight. The aircraft crashed behind a residential home after hitting two or three trees in north andover ma at 08:14 EDT. The aircraft was destroyed and there was no fire. The pilot walked away with minor cuts and bruises but was transported to a local hospital for observation and tests. The pilot was the only person onboard the aircraft. Inspectors statement: the pilot privacy data omitted stated that the "engine RPM for the chevrolet corvair engine should be at 3200RPM static but at full power on take-off roll it should be at 3600RPM". During his first takeoff the pilot privacy data omitted reported "soon after takeoff the RPM started to roll back to 2200RPM on its own without any input from him." The pilot privacy data omitted could not regain any RPM or altitude so he picked out a spot to land that would avoid any houses andtry to perform an emergency landing." The pilot privacy data omitted rebuilt the engine himself and it had approximately 17.5 hours of ground run time. Previous to this the pilot privacy data omitted had only taxied the aircraft down the runway and performed a few high speed taxi runs. He also claimed that at no time did the aircraft have any flight control problems. The pilot privacy data omitted is 68 years old.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N24065, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT, KR2S, DEPARTED LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:09 ON 04/11/06. AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER SOON AFTER IT TOOK OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONLY IN THE AIR FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE IT CRASHED. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER/PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS WAS ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED BEHIND A RESIDENTIAL HOME AFTER HITTING TWO OR THREE TREES IN NORTH ANDOVER MA AT 08:14 EDT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES BUT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND TESTS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE "ENGINE RPM FOR THE CHEVROLET CORVAIR ENGINE SHOULD BE AT 3200RPM STATIC BUT AT FULL POWER ON TAKE-OFF ROLL IT SHOULD BE AT 3600RPM". DURING HIS FIRST TAKEOFF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED "SOON AFTER TAKEOFF THE RPM STARTED TO ROLL BACK TO 2200RPM ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM HIM." THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD NOT REGAIN ANY RPM OR ALTITUDE SO HE PICKED OUT A SPOT TO LAND THAT WOULD AVOID ANY HOUSES ANDTRY TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING." THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REBUILT THE ENGINE HIMSELF AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 17.5 HOURS OF GROUND RUN TIME. PREVIOUS TO THIS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ONLY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND PERFORMED A FEW HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNS. HE ALSO CLAIMED THAT AT NO TIME DID THE AIRCRAFT HAVE ANY FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS 68 YEARS OLD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.