What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 0522 am (MST) the pilot pulled aircraft N772RT out of red tail aviation?s hangar at Canyonlands field airport (kcny). At 0531 N772RT taxied to runway 21. At 0534 runway lights were turned on. At 0536 the pilot contacted ATC ?Canyonlands traffic, kodiak 772RT taking off two one, right turn out to the northwest.? Video footage shows the aircraft taking off from runway 21 toward the west banking to head north west toward the intended destination, price, UT (kpuc). At 0537 the aircraft continued to bank right in the climb out failing to maintain altitude in the turn descending into the high tension power lines and impacting the ground. The pilot was killed and was the only soul on board. This report will be amended if and when new information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
AT 0522 AM (MST) THE PILOT PULLED AIRCRAFT N772RT OUT OF RED TAIL AVIATION?S HANGAR AT CANYONLANDS FIELD AIRPORT (KCNY). AT 0531 N772RT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 21. AT 0534 RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. AT 0536 THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC ?CANYONLANDS TRAFFIC, KODIAK 772RT TAKING OFF TWO ONE, RIGHT TURN OUT TO THE NORTHWEST.? VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 TOWARD THE WEST BANKING TO HEAD NORTH WEST TOWARD THE INTENDED DESTINATION, PRICE, UT (KPUC). AT 0537 THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BANK RIGHT IN THE CLIMB OUT FAILING TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN THE TURN DESCENDING INTO THE HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS KILLED AND WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF AND WHEN NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
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