What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot performed a take off on runway 32R, Concord, CA..at an altitude of approximately 200 feet the engine quit, pilot banked aircraft left, lowered the landing gear, pilot noticed while aircraft was losing altitude that it was going to land on or hit hangers, before contact with hangers pilot yawed aircraft enough to miss the hangers and impacted the ground very hard, both pilot and passenger were hospitalized with major injures. Aircraft was destroyed. Aircraft fuel system found to be very low.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PERFORMED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 32R, CONCORD, CA..AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT BANKED AIRCRAFT LEFT, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, PILOT NOTICED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE THAT IT WAS GOING TO LAND ON OR HIT HANGERS, BEFORE CONTACT WITH HANGERS PILOT YAWED AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO MISS THE HANGERS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD, BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH MAJOR INJURES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM FOUND TO BE VERY LOW.
NTSB investigation
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