What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft N1394C a Piper PA-22 tri pacer piloted by privacy data omitted departed Chiloquin state airport (elevation 4217 ft) on runway 35 at approximately 1600 hours. The pilot privacy data omitted set full power, departed the runway and climbed to approximately 1800 feet AGL. At this time the aircraft settled and would not continue to climb. He nosed the aircraft down to pick up speed and turned into the wind. The aircraft was able to obtain some lift, however the aircraft was not able to climb sufficiently to avoid the rising terrain and impacted the hillside.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N1394C A PIPER PA-22 TRI PACER PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED CHILOQUIN STATE AIRPORT (ELEVATION 4217 FT) ON RUNWAY 35 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SET FULL POWER, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET AGL. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO CLIMB. HE NOSED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO PICK UP SPEED AND TURNED INTO THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN SOME LIFT, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID THE RISING TERRAIN AND IMPACTED THE HILLSIDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.