What happened
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On September 2, 2011, at 1649 pacific daylight time, a Consolidated aeronautics, inc., lakela-4-200 buccaneer, N80033, sustained substantial damage during impact with terrain followingtakeoff from Lampson Field Airport, Lakeport, California. The commercial pilot, the sole occupantof the airplane, received serious injuries. The privacy data omittedpilot was operating the airplane under theprovisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailedfor the personal cross-country flight, which had just originated. A flight plan had not been filed. Several witnesses reported that during the airplane's takeoff roll, the engine sounded good, butseemed like less than full power. Soon after takeoff, the airplane rolled to the right and impactedterrain in a wine vineyard.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011, AT 1649 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS, INC., LAKELA-4-200 BUCCANEER, N80033, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWINGTAKEOFF FROM LAMPSON FIELD AIRPORT, LAKEPORT, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTOF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THEPROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILEDFOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHICH HAD JUST ORIGINATED. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT DURING THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ENGINE SOUNDED GOOD, BUTSEEMED LIKE LESS THAN FULL POWER. SOON AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTEDTERRAIN IN A WINE VINEYARD.
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