What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed rwy 09 at Centre, Alabama (C22). Uncommanded left turn immediately upon departure leading to impact with power lines, pine tree, and ultimately a house located at privacy data omitted. Plane landed on roof and then fell to ground below. Post impact fire engulfed the aircraft, the pilot, and corner of the house. Pilot crawled out of wreckage on fire saying "I couldn't lift my left wing" and then collapsed. Neighbors pulled pilot away from crash and put out flames on pilot with a fire extinguisher. Pilot had burns on 95 percent of his body and died later that eventing. Cherokee county deputy sheriff privacy data omitted was at the airport and witnessed the entire event and provided a witness statement. Centre fire department dispatched and put out flames on house and aircraft. Weather not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RWY 09 AT CENTRE, ALABAMA (C22). UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN IMMEDIATELY UPON DEPARTURE LEADING TO IMPACT WITH POWER LINES, PINE TREE, AND ULTIMATELY A HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PLANE LANDED ON ROOF AND THEN FELL TO GROUND BELOW. POST IMPACT FIRE ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT, AND CORNER OF THE HOUSE. PILOT CRAWLED OUT OF WRECKAGE ON FIRE SAYING "I COULDN'T LIFT MY LEFT WING" AND THEN COLLAPSED. NEIGHBORS PULLED PILOT AWAY FROM CRASH AND PUT OUT FLAMES ON PILOT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. PILOT HAD BURNS ON 95 PERCENT OF HIS BODY AND DIED LATER THAT EVENTING. CHEROKEE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT THE AIRPORT AND WITNESSED THE ENTIRE EVENT AND PROVIDED A WITNESS STATEMENT. CENTRE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHED AND PUT OUT FLAMES ON HOUSE AND AIRCRAFT. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
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