What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed downriver into what he believed was a light quartering headwind. During climb out the aircraft encountered a previously undetected tail wind, which negated relative forward speed and ascent, resulting in the airplane slowing and descending into the terrain.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED DOWNRIVER INTO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A LIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND. DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED TAIL WIND, WHICH NEGATED RELATIVE FORWARD SPEED AND ASCENT, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE SLOWING AND DESCENDING INTO THE TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.