What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot (privacy data omitted) made a low pass at a minimal airspeed over Cunningham Airfield (private) runway southbound (225 degrees). He entered an abrupt climb over obstructions (power lines) in excess of 45 degrees nose up. The airplane slowed then entered a power on stall. The right wing lost lift, and airplane spun into the trees (50'-60') from 300 to 500 feet altitude. Airplane came to rest on the ground with nose pointing north (045 degrees). Airplane totally destroyed. privacy data omittedStated in his interview that he just took off from airfield and turned right on climb out when the right wing lost lift and the airplane hit the trees. Witnesses at the seen stated privacy data omitted was making a low pass over the airfield, entered a steep climb, the right wing fell, and the airplane disappeared behind the trees.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) MADE A LOW PASS AT A MINIMAL AIRSPEED OVER CUNNINGHAM AIRFIELD (PRIVATE) RUNWAY SOUTHBOUND (225 DEGREES). HE ENTERED AN ABRUPT CLIMB OVER OBSTRUCTIONS (POWER LINES) IN EXCESS OF 45 DEGREES NOSE UP. THE AIRPLANE SLOWED THEN ENTERED A POWER ON STALL. THE RIGHT WING LOST LIFT, AND AIRPLANE SPUN INTO THE TREES (50'-60') FROM 300 TO 500 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND WITH NOSE POINTING NORTH (045 DEGREES). AIRPLANE TOTALLY DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STATED IN HIS INTERVIEW THAT HE JUST TOOK OFF FROM AIRFIELD AND TURNED RIGHT ON CLIMB OUT WHEN THE RIGHT WING LOST LIFT AND THE AIRPLANE HIT THE TREES. WITNESSES AT THE SEEN STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRFIELD, ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB, THE RIGHT WING FELL, AND THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES.
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