What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft with two passengers departed from the pilot's yard. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, went through a neighbor's fence and crashed into the neighbor's garage. Phone messages have been left with the pilot's wife of 4/14/2009 and on voicemail on 5/5/2009. No response from the pilot. Item 13, total airframe hours; item 29; item 31; hours make and model, hours last 90 days and total hours not available. As more information becomes available, an amended 8020-23 may be completed. Amended -23, in pilot statements to the NTSB, the pilot stated he took off with "inadequate lift on a short runway". The pilot said he experienced an "inability to climb".
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED FROM THE PILOT'S YARD. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WENT THROUGH A NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE. PHONE MESSAGES HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH THE PILOT'S WIFE OF 4/14/2009 AND ON VOICEMAIL ON 5/5/2009. NO RESPONSE FROM THE PILOT. ITEM 13, TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS; ITEM 29; ITEM 31; HOURS MAKE AND MODEL, HOURS LAST 90 DAYS AND TOTAL HOURS NOT AVAILABLE. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, AN AMENDED 8020-23 MAY BE COMPLETED. AMENDED -23, IN PILOT STATEMENTS TO THE NTSB, THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF WITH "INADEQUATE LIFT ON A SHORT RUNWAY". THE PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED AN "INABILITY TO CLIMB".
NTSB investigation
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