What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The owner requested that the pilot privacy data omitted charge the battery on his aircraft. A group of gentlemen helped start the aircraft by jumping the battery and privacy data omitted went along for the ride to the end of the runway to run the aircraft up. After the runup the pilot privacy data omitted decided to fly the aircraft although he did not have a tail wheel endorsement. privacy data omitted Did. The pilot privacy data omitted took off and did one stall outside of the airport traffic area. He returned and conducted two to three landings with privacy data omitted talking him through the landings. On the last landing privacy data omitted was heard on the common freq yelling "right rudder." The aircraft hit hard on one landing gear then went off the runway and came to rest upside down on the northwest side of the runway and caught fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE OWNER REQUESTED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHARGE THE BATTERY ON HIS AIRCRAFT. A GROUP OF GENTLEMEN HELPED START THE AIRCRAFT BY JUMPING THE BATTERY AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT UP. AFTER THE RUNUP THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF AND DID ONE STALL OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. HE RETURNED AND CONDUCTED TWO TO THREE LANDINGS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TALKING HIM THROUGH THE LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HEARD ON THE COMMON FREQ YELLING "RIGHT RUDDER." THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON ONE LANDING GEAR THEN WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.