What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This was to be the a photo shoot for remos aircraft involving two aircraft. Both aircraft involving two aircraft. Both aircraft had their left wings folded the previous night and the pilots assisted each other with unfolding the wings for flight as is their normal routine. Both aircraft departed from intersection A3 on runway 18 with N9GX the first aircraft. The pilot of the second aircraft observed 9GX take off and enter a hard right bank immediately after lift off. The aircraft climbed to approximately 100 ft while continuing the right turn making a 270 degree turn from the runway heading and descended striking the ground right wing first in approximately an 85 degree right bank. The aircraft was destroyed on impact. Examination of the wreckage indicates the left aileron quick disconnect was not connected.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS TO BE THE A PHOTO SHOOT FOR REMOS AIRCRAFT INVOLVING TWO AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT INVOLVING TWO AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD THEIR LEFT WINGS FOLDED THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND THE PILOTS ASSISTED EACH OTHER WITH UNFOLDING THE WINGS FOR FLIGHT AS IS THEIR NORMAL ROUTINE. BOTH AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM INTERSECTION A3 ON RUNWAY 18 WITH N9GX THE FIRST AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 9GX TAKE OFF AND ENTER A HARD RIGHT BANK IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FT WHILE CONTINUING THE RIGHT TURN MAKING A 270 DEGREE TURN FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING AND DESCENDED STRIKING THE GROUND RIGHT WING FIRST IN APPROXIMATELY AN 85 DEGREE RIGHT BANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES THE LEFT AILERON QUICK DISCONNECT WAS NOT CONNECTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.