What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The following crash occurred on December 10, 2006 at 0952 MST. The experimental aircraft, N45YB, s/n 060 manufactured by Higher class aviation, a super hornet, crashed shortly after takeoff from Chandler municipal airport. The pilot privacy data omitted suffered serious injuries. The pilot privacy data omitted was transported to a local hospital for treatment. N45YB departed runway 22R, attained 400 feet altitude before encountering a right roll. Witnesses said the aircraft made two right hand turns prior to impacting field. No fire occurred. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft upon impacting a dirt berm slid on the r/h side of fuselage until it stopped. At this point the pilot exited the aircraft. The aircraft had fuel in the wing tanks, the engine was operating normally prior to impact. The pilot stated in post accident interviews that he experienced the aircraft rolling right on previous flights. The pilot privacy data omitted also indicated that there had been numerous adjustments made by Higher class aviation and himself to try and correct the problem. No records were found that documented these adjustments.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FOLLOWING CRASH OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 10, 2006 AT 0952 MST. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N45YB, S/N 060 MANUFACTURED BY HIGHER CLASS AVIATION, A SUPER HORNET, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. N45YB DEPARTED RUNWAY 22R, ATTAINED 400 FEET ALTITUDE BEFORE ENCOUNTERING A RIGHT ROLL. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT MADE TWO RIGHT HAND TURNS PRIOR TO IMPACTING FIELD. NO FIRE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT UPON IMPACTING A DIRT BERM SLID ON THE R/H SIDE OF FUSELAGE UNTIL IT STOPPED. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN THE WING TANKS, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED IN POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEWS THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING RIGHT ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY HIGHER CLASS AVIATION AND HIMSELF TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO RECORDS WERE FOUND THAT DOCUMENTED THESE ADJUSTMENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.