What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06-20-06 at approximately 7:20 p.m. local time, a Cessna 172, N8649U, was crashed and destroyed shortly after take-off from magehee Restaurant's grass strip, near Marietta, Oklahoma. The private pilot, privacy data omitted elected a takeoff from runway 35, a 2450-foot long, by 55-foot wide grass strip that sloped downhill, with a known 15 knot tailwind. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he configured the airplane for take-off with 20 degrees of flap. He stated that the climb performance was normal until he reached tree-top level. At that time the airspeed dropped to about 40 mph and the aircraft stopped climbing. He stated that when it became obvious that he was not going to clear the trees, he began to manuever in an attempt to turn the aircraft in order to miss the trees. The aircraft became inverted and crashed into a heavily wooded area, resting nose down and inverted. As a result, the pilot privacy data omitted received serious injuries, and the passenger received minor injuries. Both occupants were able to egress from the aircraft, through the broken windscreen.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06-20-06 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20 P.M. LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, N8649U, WAS CRASHED AND DESTROYED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM MAGEHEE RESTAURANT'S GRASS STRIP, NEAR MARIETTA, OKLAHOMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ELECTED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35, A 2450-FOOT LONG, BY 55-FOOT WIDE GRASS STRIP THAT SLOPED DOWNHILL, WITH A KNOWN 15 KNOT TAILWIND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ STATED THAT HE CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKE-OFF WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAP. HE STATED THAT THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE REACHED TREE-TOP LEVEL. AT THAT TIME THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING. HE STATED THAT WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES, HE BEGAN TO MANUEVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO MISS THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED AND CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA, RESTING NOSE DOWN AND INVERTED. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDSCREEN.
NTSB investigation
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