What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft had a reported rough running engine. It taxied to rwy 34. Winds reported at kgzs were 140 at 3 knots. The engine quit and the pilot got out and started the engine again (hand prop). The eyewitness estimated that the aircraft had about 2500 feet remaining to takeoff on a 0.8% upsloping runway, downwind. The density altitude was 1705 feet.
The aircraft steeply rotated at the numbers and crashed 2900 feet northwest of the 16 numbers. It was in a steep vertical descent. The aircraft caught fire and burned. The pilot was fatally injured.
The aircraft was out of annual inspection. The last inspection was done 5/17/2012. This is a violation of 14CFR 91.409.
The steep climb and resulting spin indicate an airman competence issue.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD A REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. IT TAXIED TO RWY 34. WINDS REPORTED AT KGZS WERE 140 AT 3 KNOTS. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT GOT OUT AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN (HAND PROP). THE EYEWITNESS ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT 2500 FEET REMAINING TO TAKEOFF ON A 0.8% UPSLOPING RUNWAY, DOWNWIND. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 1705 FEET.
THE AIRCRAFT STEEPLY ROTATED AT THE NUMBERS AND CRASHED 2900 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE 16 NUMBERS. IT WAS IN A STEEP VERTICAL DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE LAST INSPECTION WAS DONE 5/17/2012. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF 14CFR 91.409.
THE STEEP CLIMB AND RESULTING SPIN INDICATE AN AIRMAN COMPETENCE ISSUE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.