What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 21 may 2011, a Piper PA-30, registration # N7248Y, was taking off on runway 21 at Phillipsburg Airport (3I7) in Phillipsburg, Ohio. According to the pilot, he was headed out to perform pattern work and during take-off, as the aircraft rotated at approximately 85-90 mph, a suspected loss of power was experienced from the left engine and the aircraft yawed hard to the left. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway into the grass, lost control and crashed into a wooded area. The pilot, privacy data omitted was the sole occupant and suffered a laceration to his forehead and bruised his left arm. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON 21 MAY 2011, A PIPER PA-30, REGISTRATION # N7248Y, WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 21 AT PHILLIPSBURG AIRPORT (3I7) IN PHILLIPSBURG, OHIO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS HEADED OUT TO PERFORM PATTERN WORK AND DURING TAKE-OFF, AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AT APPROXIMATELY 85-90 MPH, A SUSPECTED LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD AND BRUISED HIS LEFT ARM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.