What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft crashed while attempting to take off. Aircraft came to rest approximately 200 feet beyond departure end of runway 16 at 9VG9 in a thickly forested area. The airplane structure was intact and there was no post crash fire. The two occupants were uninjured. An eyewitness stated that the airplane never achieved more than three feet of altitude prior to the first impact. The runway used in the attempted takeoff is 1500 feet long with a downslope of 43 feet. There is steeply rising terrain beginning about 500 feet beyond the end of this runway. The field elevation is 1160 feet MSL. The temperature reported at the time of the crash was approximately 93 degrees f. the airplane carried approximately twenty gallons of fuel, two people and one bag containing a laptop computer. The pilot attempted the takeoff using 25 degrees of flaps. No mechanical irregularities have been noted yet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 16 AT 9VG9 IN A THICKLY FORESTED AREA. THE AIRPLANE STRUCTURE WAS INTACT AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED. AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE NEVER ACHIEVED MORE THAN THREE FEET OF ALTITUDE PRIOR TO THE FIRST IMPACT. THE RUNWAY USED IN THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IS 1500 FEET LONG WITH A DOWNSLOPE OF 43 FEET. THERE IS STEEPLY RISING TERRAIN BEGINNING ABOUT 500 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THIS RUNWAY. THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 1160 FEET MSL. THE TEMPERATURE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS APPROXIMATELY 93 DEGREES F. THE AIRPLANE CARRIED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY GALLONS OF FUEL, TWO PEOPLE AND ONE BAG CONTAINING A LAPTOP COMPUTER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE TAKEOFF USING 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES HAVE BEEN NOTED YET.
NTSB investigation
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