What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 4, 2012, N84279 attempted to take-off from a grass strip (33AR), a 2300 foot long strip at elevation 535 feet. The aircraft was being operated by the registered owner, a private pilot with a valid third class medical. While climbing out at 40 feet of altitude, the aircraft performance was degraded due to high density altitude, the aircraft banked left and impacted three trees and came to rest in the backyard of a resident. There was no flight plan filed and there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 4, 2012, N84279 ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP (33AR), A 2300 FOOT LONG STRIP AT ELEVATION 535 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE REGISTERED OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL. WHILE CLIMBING OUT AT 40 FEET OF ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS DEGRADED DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND IMPACTED THREE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN THE BACKYARD OF A RESIDENT. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.