What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Departed runway 4 and was making a right turn just past the hill to his right. His airspeed immediately decreased, and the airplane became mushey. privacy data omitted Had encountered a wind change swirling between 2 hills which caused the airspeed decrease. The airplane continued to lose altitude and hit an electrical line near the road then collided with the terrain. The pilot exited the airplane through a broken canopy and the airplane caught fire and partially burned.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 4 AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN JUST PAST THE HILL TO HIS RIGHT. HIS AIRSPEED IMMEDIATELY DECREASED, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME MUSHEY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ENCOUNTERED A WIND CHANGE SWIRLING BETWEEN 2 HILLS WHICH CAUSED THE AIRSPEED DECREASE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL LINE NEAR THE ROAD THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH A BROKEN CANOPY AND THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND PARTIALLY BURNED.
NTSB investigation
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