What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot initiated the takeoff roll at the north end of a north-south runway. The runway is approximately 3,000 feet long, with the north half paved asphalt and the south half hard turf. The pilot stated the tail came up before the airplane departed the paved part of the runway and lifted off with 200 - 300 feet of runway remaining. The aircraft failed to gain altitude and crashed approximately 300 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The temperature at the time of the accident was approximately 90 degrees fahrenheit and the wind was approximately 070 degrees at 7 knots.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE NORTH END OF A NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET LONG, WITH THE NORTH HALF PAVED ASPHALT AND THE SOUTH HALF HARD TURF. THE PILOT STATED THE TAIL CAME UP BEFORE THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE PAVED PART OF THE RUNWAY AND LIFTED OFF WITH 200 - 300 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 070 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.