What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was on take-off roll. At the point of rotation and a speed of appx 45 mph, the aircraft stopped gaining altitude. Wind flags beside the gravel bar indicated that the wind had switched from a head wind to a tail wind. PIC tried to gain some altitude to miss an embankment. PIC made a slight left turn to avoid trees and an embankment, l/h landing gear struck a raised portion of ground and l/h wing struck a cut bank. L/h wing seperated from fuselage, l/h landing gear and gear box seperated from fuselage, tail portion of fuselage is intact but skin is split lateraly. Tail vertical and horizontal stabilizers are ok.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS ON TAKE-OFF ROLL. AT THE POINT OF ROTATION AND A SPEED OF APPX 45 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED GAINING ALTITUDE. WIND FLAGS BESIDE THE GRAVEL BAR INDICATED THAT THE WIND HAD SWITCHED FROM A HEAD WIND TO A TAIL WIND. PIC TRIED TO GAIN SOME ALTITUDE TO MISS AN EMBANKMENT. PIC MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN TO AVOID TREES AND AN EMBANKMENT, L/H LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RAISED PORTION OF GROUND AND L/H WING STRUCK A CUT BANK. L/H WING SEPERATED FROM FUSELAGE, L/H LANDING GEAR AND GEAR BOX SEPERATED FROM FUSELAGE, TAIL PORTION OF FUSELAGE IS INTACT BUT SKIN IS SPLIT LATERALY. TAIL VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS ARE OK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.