What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N89EA, was destroyed when it impacted with trees following an aileron roll during climb-out from the flying' Tiger airport (81D), near Angleton, Texas. The sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained serious injuries due to burns and a compound fracture of his collar bone. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Witnesses reported that as the airplane's wings rolled back to a level attitude the airplane impacted into trees. One eyewitness that is a pilot reported that the aircraft was able to roll wings level, but impacted the trees in a nose high attitude, described as a "mush". The aircraft subsequently impacted the ground and was destroyed in a post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N89EA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED WITH TREES FOLLOWING AN AILERON ROLL DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM THE FLYING' TIGER AIRPORT (81D), NEAR ANGLETON, TEXAS. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DUE TO BURNS AND A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF HIS COLLAR BONE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS ROLLED BACK TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED INTO TREES. ONE EYEWITNESS THAT IS A PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO ROLL WINGS LEVEL, BUT IMPACTED THE TREES IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, DESCRIBED AS A "MUSH". THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.