What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Reports indicate pilot was planning takeoff and landing practice. On first departure witness report aircraft throttled up shorty after takeoff and made a left turn and appeared to be returnings to the airport. Pilot made no calls. Witness reported aircaft in steep turn prior to crash. The aircraft crashed short of the airport runway and was destroyed by impact and fire. Pilot fatally injuried. No pax. After completion the on sight investigation the aircraft wreckage was transported to atlanta salvage for further examination. Further engine examination did not reveal any evidence of machnical failure. Engine transported to mfg for further evuation. Flight data recorder and crt chips forwarded to NTSB for data recovery. Review of flight recorder data by the NTSB did not reveal any mechanical failures.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTS INDICATE PILOT WAS PLANNING TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. ON FIRST DEPARTURE WITNESS REPORT AIRCRAFT THROTTLED UP SHORTY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE A LEFT TURN AND APPEARED TO BE RETURNINGS TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT MADE NO CALLS. WITNESS REPORTED AIRCAFT IN STEEP TURN PRIOR TO CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE. PILOT FATALLY INJURIED. NO PAX. AFTER COMPLETION THE ON SIGHT INVESTIGATION THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS TRANSPORTED TO ATLANTA SALVAGE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. FURTHER ENGINE EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF MACHNICAL FAILURE. ENGINE TRANSPORTED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVUATION. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER AND CRT CHIPS FORWARDED TO NTSB FOR DATA RECOVERY. REVIEW OF FLIGHT RECORDER DATA BY THE NTSB DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.