What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off from runway 23. All eyewitnesses said the aircraft did not gain altitude as it should have. All witnesses state the aircraft right after takeoff started veering right and was not climbing. Aircraft continued for about a 1/4 mile when it abruptly dropped it?s right wing and struck a garbage truck container. The right wing was torn from the aircraft and the aircraft landed in a tree nose down to the ground facing north.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 23. ALL EYEWITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. ALL WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF STARTED VEERING RIGHT AND WAS NOT CLIMBING. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A 1/4 MILE WHEN IT ABRUPTLY DROPPED IT?S RIGHT WING AND STRUCK A GARBAGE TRUCK CONTAINER. THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A TREE NOSE DOWN TO THE GROUND FACING NORTH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.