What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 25,2008, at around 1030 am local, aircraft N1457E, an Aeronca 7AC, crashed while taking off runway 9, of the valkira airport, located in valkira, Florida. The pilot, privacy data omitted stated that his climb-out was normal when at about 200 ft the aircraft made a slow left turn to the north, flying into a crosswind portion of the pattern. The pilot stated that just as the aircraft passed the heading into the wind, the aircraft abruptly rolled left and nose pitched down severely. The pilot's reacted by applying hard right rudder. The pilot does not remember anything beyond the initial roll and rudder inputs and the view of the ground. There was no mushiness in the controls or loss of engne power before the event. The pilot and passenger were hospitalized due to the severity of their injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 25,2008, AT AROUND 1030 AM LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N1457E, AN AERONCA 7AC, CRASHED WHILE TAKING OFF RUNWAY 9, OF THE VALKIRA AIRPORT, LOCATED IN VALKIRA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS CLIMB-OUT WAS NORMAL WHEN AT ABOUT 200 FT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SLOW LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH, FLYING INTO A CROSSWIND PORTION OF THE PATTERN. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE HEADING INTO THE WIND, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY ROLLED LEFT AND NOSE PITCHED DOWN SEVERELY. THE PILOT'S REACTED BY APPLYING HARD RIGHT RUDDER. THE PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING BEYOND THE INITIAL ROLL AND RUDDER INPUTS AND THE VIEW OF THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO MUSHINESS IN THE CONTROLS OR LOSS OF ENGNE POWER BEFORE THE EVENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THEIR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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