What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 14, 2015 at 1511 MDT, a Bucker Jungmeister BU-133, N1940J, owned by the pilot departed runway 25 at Missoula, Montana. Shortly after takeoff the pilot executed a hard right climbing turn to a heading off 066 degrees. The pilot entered an unrecoverable accelerated stall and impacted the road exiting the airport terminal. The aircraft burst into flames immediately after impact and was destroyed by fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft received fatal injuries. No injuries to ground personnel were reported. The pilot fueled the airplane with 14 gallons of 100LL prior to departure. The investigation revealed the propeller was not under power at the time the aircraft impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 14, 2015 AT 1511 MDT, A BUCKER JUNGMEISTER BU-133, N1940J, OWNED BY THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT MISSOULA, MONTANA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXECUTED A HARD RIGHT CLIMBING TURN TO A HEADING OFF 066 DEGREES. THE PILOT ENTERED AN UNRECOVERABLE ACCELERATED STALL AND IMPACTED THE ROAD EXITING THE AIRPORT TERMINAL. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NO INJURIES TO GROUND PERSONNEL WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 14 GALLONS OF 100LL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PROPELLER WAS NOT UNDER POWER AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.