What happened
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(-23) On September 1, 2008 at approximately 6:10PM, N4235T departed Reno-Stead airport, 4SD, to perform an air tanker fire fighting operation. Upon departure, at approximately 400 feet above ground level, the left jet engine experienced a catastrophic failure. A fire ensued in the left jet engine area. The aircraft entered a left turn and roll until inverted then impacting the ground approximately 6,000 feet from the departure end of runway 320. Examination of the impact area reflected the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. The compressor section for the left jet engine was located at the departure end of runway 320 while the remaining combustion section of the engine was located in the fuselage impact area. A cockpit voice recorder was recovered and an evaluation will be performed by the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10PM, N4235T DEPARTED RENO-STEAD AIRPORT, 4SD, TO PERFORM AN AIR TANKER FIRE FIGHTING OPERATION. UPON DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE LEFT JET ENGINE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. A FIRE ENSUED IN THE LEFT JET ENGINE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT TURN AND ROLL UNTIL INVERTED THEN IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 320. EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT AREA REFLECTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE COMPRESSOR SECTION FOR THE LEFT JET ENGINE WAS LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 320 WHILE THE REMAINING COMBUSTION SECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED IN THE FUSELAGE IMPACT AREA. A COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER WAS RECOVERED AND AN EVALUATION WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE NTSB.
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