What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 05/23/2016 N2007X was taking off from pak airport in Hawaii on a sport parachute flight. Weather was clear with about 10 knots of wind out of the ene. The aircraft departed runway 9 and climbed to aproximately 150 feet AGL when the aircraft pitched up, rolled to the right and crashed in a near vertical nose down attitude just outside the airport fence. The aircraft burst into flames after impact. The post accident engine analyises did not identify any engine anomalies. The four skydivers were sitting on the floor of the aircraft. 12 gallons of fuel was recovered from the right wing. All flight controls had continuity. Postcrash calculations indicated the aircraft was within gross weight and center of gravity on takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/23/2016 N2007X WAS TAKING OFF FROM PAK AIRPORT IN HAWAII ON A SPORT PARACHUTE FLIGHT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH ABOUT 10 KNOTS OF WIND OUT OF THE ENE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 9 AND CLIMBED TO APROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER IMPACT. THE POST ACCIDENT ENGINE ANALYISES DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ENGINE ANOMALIES. THE FOUR SKYDIVERS WERE SITTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. 12 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RIGHT WING. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY. POSTCRASH CALCULATIONS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY ON TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.