What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Note: this form does not have a box for certificate type of sport pilot. The pilot privacy data omitted held a sport pilot certificate. Witness interviewed by lasalle county sheriff said the aircraft climbed quickly just after take off (heading 090) to about 150 feet then pitched down and left barely missing some buildings and crashed at the airport. The pilot was taken to the hospital in full cardiac arrest and pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NOTE: THIS FORM DOES NOT HAVE A BOX FOR CERTIFICATE TYPE OF SPORT PILOT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELD A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. WITNESS INTERVIEWED BY LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF SAID THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED QUICKLY JUST AFTER TAKE OFF (HEADING 090) TO ABOUT 150 FEET THEN PITCHED DOWN AND LEFT BARELY MISSING SOME BUILDINGS AND CRASHED AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN FULL CARDIAC ARREST AND PRONOUNCED DEAD SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.