What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of Sunday, November 8, 2009, airport personnel stated that the pilot of N6644, an experimental homebuilt aircraft, had given approximately three rides to friends and associates. Airport personnel said the pilot's normal routine was to take off and at about mid filed, lift off, and at 25 to 50 feet altitude off the runway would make a hard 90 degree right turn to the west, after the turn was completed, the pilot would level the wings and immediately climb to approximately 2000 to 2400 feet AGL and execute a wingove maneuver and turn to a easterly heading, fly across the airport, return and land. Weather reported on Sunday, November 08, 2009 1659Z, (10:59 local time) was SCT015 (scattered at 1500 ft AGL) and OVCO24 (overcast at 2400 ft AGL) at the time of the accident. Due to the low ceiling, the pilot did not allow enough altitude for safely executing the intended maneuver and crashed vertically into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009, AIRPORT PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE PILOT OF N6644, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, HAD GIVEN APPROXIMATELY THREE RIDES TO FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES. AIRPORT PERSONNEL SAID THE PILOT'S NORMAL ROUTINE WAS TO TAKE OFF AND AT ABOUT MID FILED, LIFT OFF, AND AT 25 TO 50 FEET ALTITUDE OFF THE RUNWAY WOULD MAKE A HARD 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN TO THE WEST, AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT WOULD LEVEL THE WINGS AND IMMEDIATELY CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 TO 2400 FEET AGL AND EXECUTE A WINGOVE MANEUVER AND TURN TO A EASTERLY HEADING, FLY ACROSS THE AIRPORT, RETURN AND LAND. WEATHER REPORTED ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2009 1659Z, (10:59 LOCAL TIME) WAS SCT015 (SCATTERED AT 1500 FT AGL) AND OVCO24 (OVERCAST AT 2400 FT AGL) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE LOW CEILING, THE PILOT DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH ALTITUDE FOR SAFELY EXECUTING THE INTENDED MANEUVER AND CRASHED VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.