What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot eyewitness stated that on initial climbout after take-off, the aircraft made a steep climbing turn (as was the pilot's usual maneuver), and entered into an accelerated stall. The aircraft lacked sufficient altitude to recover and impacted the ground in a nose down attitude, wings level, and flipped upside down. The pilot & passenger exited the aircraft on their own, however required hospitalization for non-life threatening injuries. The aircraft suffered major damage and may be unrepairable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT EYEWITNESS STATED THAT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP CLIMBING TURN (AS WAS THE PILOT'S USUAL MANEUVER), AND ENTERED INTO AN ACCELERATED STALL. THE AIRCRAFT LACKED SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WINGS LEVEL, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT & PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR OWN, HOWEVER REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AND MAY BE UNREPAIRABLE.
NTSB investigation
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