What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N4626 an experimental amateur built "Bowers Fly Baby" serial number 71-28 crashed on take off at airport 19A in Jackson Georgia. Witnesses place the aircraft flying the pattern 30 minutes prior to the accident practicing touch and goes on runway 35. One witness stated that the take-off roll was longer than normal and no miss-fire or abnormal engine noise was heard, it was also stated that the climb out rate was less than had been previously observed. At approximately 150 to 200 feet off the runway the aircraft stalled and entered a right hand spin subsequently impacting the grass next to the runway after a ½ turn.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N4626 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT "BOWERS FLY BABY" SERIAL NUMBER 71-28 CRASHED ON TAKE OFF AT AIRPORT 19A IN JACKSON GEORGIA. WITNESSES PLACE THE AIRCRAFT FLYING THE PATTERN 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 35. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WAS LONGER THAN NORMAL AND NO MISS-FIRE OR ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE WAS HEARD, IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE CLIMB OUT RATE WAS LESS THAN HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A RIGHT HAND SPIN SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AFTER A ½ TURN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.