What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 2, 2006, approximately 0755 central daylight time, a twin engine Beech BE-95 A-55 airplane, N181Y, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control during takeoff initial climb from the mcgregor municipal airport (pwg), near mcgregor Texas. The instrument rated commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed for the part 91 personal flight. The intended destination was norfolk, Virginia, with an intermediate fuel stop at northwest Alabama regional airport (MSL), near muscle shores, Alabama. Witnesses stated that the airplane suddenly pitched upwards and rolled into a steep left turn. The airplane impacted a freshly plowed field approximately 0.17 miles from the departure end of runway 17, on a heading of 119 degrees, with ensuing post crash fire. The wreckage energy path measured approximately 172 feet in length, oriented on a magnetic heading of 045 degrees. Examination of the wreckage revealed all components located at the accident site. The landing gear and flaps were found in the retracted position. The airplane was relocated to air salvage of dallas, near lancaster Texas, for further examination. Pilot remains were transported to southwest forensic lab in dallas, Texas for forensic examination. FAA southwest region privacy data omitted was contacted for AME coordination.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 0755 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A TWIN ENGINE BEECH BE-95 A-55 AIRPLANE, N181Y, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE MCGREGOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PWG), NEAR MCGREGOR TEXAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, WITH AN INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP AT NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT (MSL), NEAR MUSCLE SHORES, ALABAMA. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY PITCHED UPWARDS AND ROLLED INTO A STEEP LEFT TURN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATELY 0.17 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17, ON A HEADING OF 119 DEGREES, WITH ENSUING POST CRASH FIRE. THE WRECKAGE ENERGY PATH MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 172 FEET IN LENGTH, ORIENTED ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 045 DEGREES. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED ALL COMPONENTS LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRPLANE WAS RELOCATED TO AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS, NEAR LANCASTER TEXAS, FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. PILOT REMAINS WERE TRANSPORTED TO SOUTHWEST FORENSIC LAB IN DALLAS, TEXAS FOR FORENSIC EXAMINATION. FAA SOUTHWEST REGION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONTACTED FOR AME COORDINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.