What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from runway 1 at geu. Witnesses reported the aircraft went right wing down and then crashed into the ground adjacent to the 2000' mark near a water retention basin on the airport grounds. Impact marks show the right wing contacted the ground first then the nose impacted the ground approximately 15' south east at a bearing of 110 degrees of the initial impact point. The aircraft came to rest another 20' away from the second impact point tail high facing roughly 030 degrees. The aircraft sustained crush damage to the right wing from the wing tip in about 3'. The engine and cowling were tucked under the cockpit area and the cock pit area was severely crushed in.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 1 AT GEU. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WENT RIGHT WING DOWN AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE GROUND ADJACENT TO THE 2000' MARK NEAR A WATER RETENTION BASIN ON THE AIRPORT GROUNDS. IMPACT MARKS SHOW THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST THEN THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 15' SOUTH EAST AT A BEARING OF 110 DEGREES OF THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ANOTHER 20' AWAY FROM THE SECOND IMPACT POINT TAIL HIGH FACING ROUGHLY 030 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CRUSH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING FROM THE WING TIP IN ABOUT 3'. THE ENGINE AND COWLING WERE TUCKED UNDER THE COCKPIT AREA AND THE COCK PIT AREA WAS SEVERELY CRUSHED IN.
NTSB investigation
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