What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This aircraft impacted terrain after takeoff from runway 17R approximately 90 seconds after a Dehavilland dash 8 aircraft departed from the same runway. Wind was approximately 6 knots from the east. The aircraft was airborne only momentarily after takeoff, attaining an altitude of approximately 15 feet above ground level. The aircraft then rolled substantially to the left, impacted the runway, "cartwheeled" in a direction angling left of the original takeoff heading, and left the runway. The airplane came to rest right-side up in the vacant area to the north of the runway heading southeast.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17R APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS AFTER A DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE SAME RUNWAY. WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 KNOTS FROM THE EAST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE ONLY MOMENTARILY AFTER TAKEOFF, ATTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE LEFT, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, "CARTWHEELED" IN A DIRECTION ANGLING LEFT OF THE ORIGINAL TAKEOFF HEADING, AND LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST RIGHT-SIDE UP IN THE VACANT AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY HEADING SOUTHEAST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.