What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight was the second flight of the day. First flight was a ride for wife's uncle. Pilot utilized full length of runway 27 (2709 feet). Accident flight was a ride for the pilot's uncle. Pilot used runway 30, but made an intersection takeoff with 1550 feet available. Airplane became airborne, but would not climb out of ground effect. Pilot was worried about clearing wires and turned right to the east. Airplane impacted the ground near the north boundary of the airport. Pilot stated that he had refueled the airplane and total fuel on board was 10-12 gallons.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY. FIRST FLIGHT WAS A RIDE FOR WIFE'S UNCLE. PILOT UTILIZED FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY 27 (2709 FEET). ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS A RIDE FOR THE PILOT'S UNCLE. PILOT USED RUNWAY 30, BUT MADE AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF WITH 1550 FEET AVAILABLE. AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. PILOT WAS WORRIED ABOUT CLEARING WIRES AND TURNED RIGHT TO THE EAST. AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REFUELED THE AIRPLANE AND TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD WAS 10-12 GALLONS.
NTSB investigation
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