What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 9, 2009, N1491D crashed during takeoff from the pilot's father's private sod runway. It was reported by the pilot and passengers that there was a wind shift during take off. The wind was generaly from the nw and at takeoff the pilot reported the wind switched to the se. The runway had not been cut but the pilot reported he did not experience any problems with the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2009, N1491D CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE PILOT'S FATHER'S PRIVATE SOD RUNWAY. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS THAT THERE WAS A WIND SHIFT DURING TAKE OFF. THE WIND WAS GENERALY FROM THE NW AND AT TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND SWITCHED TO THE SE. THE RUNWAY HAD NOT BEEN CUT BUT THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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