What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 18, 2007 at approximately 13:10 hours (local), N868ST, a Beech 55, piloted by privacy data omitted departed runway 05 at the Adirondack regional airport (slk). The aircraft climbed at a steep angle, rolled left, and crashed in a wooded area north of the runway. An IFR flight plan was on file with the burlington, VT fss, indicating a destination of fulton, MO (ftt). Weather at the airport at the time of departure was VFR with low ceilings. The pilot was not certificated to fly multi-engine aircraft, nor did he possess a valid medical certificate. Examination of the aircraft wreckage, on scene, did not reveal any obvious mechanical abnormalities with the aircraft or its systems. The pattern of the wreckage indicates a low forward speed impact with high rate of descent; consistent with a low altitude stall scenario and associated failed recovery.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10 HOURS (LOCAL), N868ST, A BEECH 55, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 05 AT THE ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT (SLK). THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT A STEEP ANGLE, ROLLED LEFT, AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE WITH THE BURLINGTON, VT FSS, INDICATING A DESTINATION OF FULTON, MO (FTT). WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS VFR WITH LOW CEILINGS. THE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED TO FLY MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, NOR DID HE POSSESS A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, ON SCENE, DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR ITS SYSTEMS. THE PATTERN OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES A LOW FORWARD SPEED IMPACT WITH HIGH RATE OF DESCENT; CONSISTENT WITH A LOW ALTITUDE STALL SCENARIO AND ASSOCIATED FAILED RECOVERY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.