What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted on the second attempt to take off the pilot got the aircraft airborne and could not clear the tree line at the end of the lake. At this point the pilot turned down wind to get to lower terrain. The pilot reported that he did not notice any anomalies with the aircraft, ie engine quit, loss of power or any other circumstances that could have contributed to the accident. The pilot thinks that he encountered a wind shear flying down wind which in turn caused loss of control of the aircraft. Amendment will follow after further investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF THE PILOT GOT THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREE LINE AT THE END OF THE LAKE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT TURNED DOWN WIND TO GET TO LOWER TERRAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT, IE ENGINE QUIT, LOSS OF POWER OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT THINKS THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR FLYING DOWN WIND WHICH IN TURN CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.