What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 03, 2009 N1644R, Grumman AA1B departed lake Whitney airport, F50 for a routine flight at 1015 hours. Right after takeoff the engine started to run rough and lose power. The pilot, mr jonathan wroten attempted to turn around and land at the airfield but aircraft lost power and crashed short of the runway in a field. The pilot was able to open the canopy and walkaway from the aircraft. Shortly there after the aircraft caught fire and burned all except for the outer portion of the left wing and the firewall forward. Me wroten stated that he had about 22 gallons of fuel at the time of the accident. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was released from the hospital later that day.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 03, 2009 N1644R, GRUMMAN AA1B DEPARTED LAKE WHITNEY AIRPORT, F50 FOR A ROUTINE FLIGHT AT 1015 HOURS. RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT, MR JONATHAN WROTEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND AT THE AIRFIELD BUT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A FIELD. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE CANOPY AND WALKAWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED ALL EXCEPT FOR THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING AND THE FIREWALL FORWARD. ME WROTEN STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 22 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL LATER THAT DAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.