What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed local Private Strip for 2nd flight of the day. Aircraft crashed into wooded area after takeoff. On scene investigation by ASI determined the aircraft contained fuel due to fuel spill at crash site. Aviation safety inspector on scene also determined aircraft was making power due to prop strikes on trees in the local impact area. ASI determined the flight controls were operating properly by moving flight controls at the crash site. The aircraft substained major damage upon impact in the wooded area east of field where aircraft was applying chemical to farm land.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LOCAL PRIVATE STRIP FOR 2ND FLIGHT OF THE DAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA AFTER TAKEOFF. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY ASI DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED FUEL DUE TO FUEL SPILL AT CRASH SITE. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR ON SCENE ALSO DETERMINED AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING POWER DUE TO PROP STRIKES ON TREES IN THE LOCAL IMPACT AREA. ASI DETERMINED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE OPERATING PROPERLY BY MOVING FLIGHT CONTROLS AT THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE UPON IMPACT IN THE WOODED AREA EAST OF FIELD WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS APPLYING CHEMICAL TO FARM LAND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.