What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 14, 2008, at 1824 EST, N1191W a 1991 American general AG5B, collided into trees shortly after takeoff from the Wing South Airpark (FA37), Naples, Florida. The certificated private pilot sustained serious injuries, three passengers sustained minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The borrowed aircraft was operated as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Night visual meteorological conditions (nvmc) prevailed at the time of the mishap. Per NTSB: according to a pilot rated passenger, the liftoff and initial climb appeared normal, soon after it was apparent that the airplane was not accelerating. The passenger mentioned to the pilot that the airspeed seemed to be stagnating and he confirmed the same concern. The pilot and passenger both checked for full throttle position and RPM which was at that time 2.150. The passenger stated that at that point the only option for the pilot was to lower the nose in an attempt to increase airspeed. The passenger said that there was no increase in airspeed and they both realized that the flight would end up in the trees. The passenger watched the pilot continue to fly the airplane straight and level to the point of impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008, AT 1824 EST, N1191W A 1991 AMERICAN GENERAL AG5B, COLLIDED INTO TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE WING SOUTH AIRPARK (FA37), NAPLES, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE BORROWED AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (NVMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE MISHAP. PER NTSB: ACCORDING TO A PILOT RATED PASSENGER, THE LIFTOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB APPEARED NORMAL, SOON AFTER IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING. THE PASSENGER MENTIONED TO THE PILOT THAT THE AIRSPEED SEEMED TO BE STAGNATING AND HE CONFIRMED THE SAME CONCERN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH CHECKED FOR FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND RPM WHICH WAS AT THAT TIME 2.150. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT AT THAT POINT THE ONLY OPTION FOR THE PILOT WAS TO LOWER THE NOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN AIRSPEED AND THEY BOTH REALIZED THAT THE FLIGHT WOULD END UP IN THE TREES. THE PASSENGER WATCHED THE PILOT CONTINUE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO THE POINT OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.