What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After departure from the fillmore municipal airport (kfom), the pilot was unable to gain sufficient altitude within the north fork chalk creek to clear mountainous terrain, resulting in an impact with trees and rising terrain. A factor in the accident was the airplane weight and balance being near mgtow.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE FILLMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFOM), THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WITHIN THE NORTH FORK CHALK CREEK TO CLEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT WITH TREES AND RISING TERRAIN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRPLANE WEIGHT AND BALANCE BEING NEAR MGTOW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.