What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 16, 2014, N1148J, a Rockwell commander AC-112A, departed on an instructional training flight from runway 29 at lee Gilmer airport (kgvl) in Gainesville, GA. The PIC, lawrence youhanaian, was flying from the right and the CFI, kelly chandler, was in the left seat. Shortly after takeoff, N1148J experienced a loss of power at approximately 400 feet and an attempt was made to turn back to the airfield. N1148J impacted a power line pole, power lines and impacted the ground inverted onto palmour drive at approximately 1129 EST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft was consumed by post-crash fire. Mr. Youhanaian was fatally injured and Mr. Chandler sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 16, 2014, N1148J, A ROCKWELL COMMANDER AC-112A, DEPARTED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING FLIGHT FROM RUNWAY 29 AT LEE GILMER AIRPORT (KGVL) IN GAINESVILLE, GA. THE PIC, LAWRENCE YOUHANAIAN, WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT AND THE CFI, KELLY CHANDLER, WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, N1148J EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AND AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRFIELD. N1148J IMPACTED A POWER LINE POLE, POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED ONTO PALMOUR DRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 1129 EST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. MR. YOUHANAIAN WAS FATALLY INJURED AND MR. CHANDLER SUSTAINED SERIOUS 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.