What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from dvt airport from runway 25. Upon reaching the end of the runway the dvt tower cleared the pilot to turn to the north. The pilot initial reply was garbled and the tower repeated the instructions. The pilot then responded to the instructions and began a right turn. The aircraft then went into a right hand spin and crashed in a steel scrap yard and exploded on impact killing the pilot in the post crash fire. Several witnesses on the ground concur the engine was producing power and a tear down of the engine showed that it was capable of making power. FAA inspectors were able to verify control surface continuity however all of the flight control surfaces were consumed in the post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM DVT AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 25. UPON REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE DVT TOWER CLEARED THE PILOT TO TURN TO THE NORTH. THE PILOT INITIAL REPLY WAS GARBLED AND THE TOWER REPEATED THE INSTRUCTIONS. THE PILOT THEN RESPONDED TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AND BEGAN A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO A RIGHT HAND SPIN AND CRASHED IN A STEEL SCRAP YARD AND EXPLODED ON IMPACT KILLING THE PILOT IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. SEVERAL WITNESSES ON THE GROUND CONCUR THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AND A TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THAT IT WAS CAPABLE OF MAKING POWER. FAA INSPECTORS WERE ABLE TO VERIFY CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY HOWEVER ALL OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE CONSUMED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.