What happened
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(-23) Pilot while taking his son for a ride in the RV9A he built, lost control due to possible turbulence after take off on private airstrip located at privacy data omitted. Pilot in coma and expected to remain in coma until at least mid October 2007. Passenger was the pilot's privacy data omitted son privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Stated, when interviewed on 9-28-07 at accident scene, that immediately after takeoff on northwest sod runway and just as aircraft reached trees at end of runway, the aircraft banked rapidly one direction and then another and fell out of the sky. When aircraft banked suddenly, passenger, privacy data omitted stated that his father, the pilot, said that "this is not good." When asked about the winds prior to takeoff privacy data omitted said that there really was none and that the wind sock on the hangar was not moving.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WHILE TAKING HIS SON FOR A RIDE IN THE RV9A HE BUILT, LOST CONTROL DUE TO POSSIBLE TURBULENCE AFTER TAKE OFF ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT IN COMA AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN COMA UNTIL AT LEAST MID OCTOBER 2007. PASSENGER WAS THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED, WHEN INTERVIEWED ON 9-28-07 AT ACCIDENT SCENE, THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF ON NORTHWEST SOD RUNWAY AND JUST AS AIRCRAFT REACHED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED RAPIDLY ONE DIRECTION AND THEN ANOTHER AND FELL OUT OF THE SKY. WHEN AIRCRAFT BANKED SUDDENLY, PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS FATHER, THE PILOT, SAID THAT "THIS IS NOT GOOD." WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE WINDS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THERE REALLY WAS NONE AND THAT THE WIND SOCK ON THE HANGAR WAS NOT MOVING.
NTSB investigation
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