What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was attempting to depart a 1500 foot dirt & grass strip that was water-saturated and muddy. Shortly after becoming airborne the airplane rolled left. Pilot states that he stalled the airplane. The left wing made contact with the ground, followed by the nose making ground contact. The aircraft cartwheeled into trees coming to rest upright with the engine and nose landing gear separated at the firewall and extensive damage to the wings and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART A 1500 FOOT DIRT & GRASS STRIP THAT WAS WATER-SATURATED AND MUDDY. SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE AIRPLANE ROLLED LEFT. PILOT STATES THAT HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE MAKING GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED INTO TREES COMING TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE ENGINE AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AT THE FIREWALL AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.