What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During takeoff from Harvey field, rwy 32, the engine began to run rough just after lift off. The pilot executed a left turn and flew parallel to the departing runway. The aircraft never touched down and collided with the airport boundary fence at the south end of rwy 32/14. The aircraft continued across a two lane road dragging the fence across a vehicle traveling on the road. The aircraft proceeded down a 10' embankment, impacted on its nose and left wing tip and flipped over in a farm field. There were no injuries to the occupants of the vehicle. The owner/pilot sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM HARVEY FIELD, RWY 32, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH JUST AFTER LIFT OFF. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN AND FLEW PARALLEL TO THE DEPARTING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE AT THE SOUTH END OF RWY 32/14. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A TWO LANE ROAD DRAGGING THE FENCE ACROSS A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN A 10' EMBANKMENT, IMPACTED ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP AND FLIPPED OVER IN A FARM FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER/PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.