What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, registration number N587X, an convair 340/580 operated by air tahoma (I5HA), depated runway 5L at Rickenbacker International Airport, in lockbourne, Ohio. The part 91 flight was intended as a post-maintenance test flight followed by training for two new hire pilots. Immediately after takeoff, the flight crew called the tower requesting an immediate return to landing. The tower cleared the flight for immediate landing on runway 5L. During the turn from downwind to base, the aircraft impacted level terrain. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. The three occupants were fatally injured. Examination of the wreckage revealed the elevator trim tab control cables were reversed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N587X, AN CONVAIR 340/580 OPERATED BY AIR TAHOMA (I5HA), DEPATED RUNWAY 5L AT RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN LOCKBOURNE, OHIO. THE PART 91 FLIGHT WAS INTENDED AS A POST-MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY TRAINING FOR TWO NEW HIRE PILOTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW CALLED THE TOWER REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LANDING. THE TOWER CLEARED THE FLIGHT FOR IMMEDIATE LANDING ON RUNWAY 5L. DURING THE TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB CONTROL CABLES WERE REVERSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.