What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was just purchased 02/01/2017. Last annual was performed 10/03/2016 at aftt 2665.04. 40 gallons of fuel was last purchased on 02/04/2017. Shortly after fuel was purchased, a flight of 1.5HR was made by the co-owner.
Aircraft had flown 1 time pervious to the accident, with no known issues. On the day of the accident, the aircraft was seen arriving back on the ramp at approximately 1056 after a training flight. They sat at the spot for about 3 minutes before they shut down. Weather was approximately: temp 57° / bar 30.01 / dew 15 / wind was approximately 270 at 10 / vis 10, for the afternoon flight. Aircraft was parked on the line and later the two pilots could be seen going back out to the aircraft to perform the afternoon flight. Upon their second flight of the day, (flight #3 on the original bag of fuel), they were heard running the engine while parked on the line, for a few minutes, before taxiing out at 1347. The aircraft took off from runway 31 and shortly there after, crashed into the trees, just off the end and left of runway 31. Aircraft had an aftt of 2680.23 at the time of the crash. The aircraft was found by airport workers coming back from lunch at about 1400.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS JUST PURCHASED 02/01/2017. LAST ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED 10/03/2016 AT AFTT 2665.04. 40 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS LAST PURCHASED ON 02/04/2017. SHORTLY AFTER FUEL WAS PURCHASED, A FLIGHT OF 1.5HR WAS MADE BY THE CO-OWNER.
AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 1 TIME PERVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT, WITH NO KNOWN ISSUES. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ARRIVING BACK ON THE RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 1056 AFTER A TRAINING FLIGHT. THEY SAT AT THE SPOT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES BEFORE THEY SHUT DOWN. WEATHER WAS APPROXIMATELY: TEMP 57° / BAR 30.01 / DEW 15 / WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 270 AT 10 / VIS 10, FOR THE AFTERNOON FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE LINE AND LATER THE TWO PILOTS COULD BE SEEN GOING BACK OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM THE AFTERNOON FLIGHT. UPON THEIR SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, (FLIGHT #3 ON THE ORIGINAL BAG OF FUEL), THEY WERE HEARD RUNNING THE ENGINE WHILE PARKED ON THE LINE, FOR A FEW MINUTES, BEFORE TAXIING OUT AT 1347. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 31 AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER, CRASHED INTO THE TREES, JUST OFF THE END AND LEFT OF RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT HAD AN AFTT OF 2680.23 AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY AIRPORT WORKERS COMING BACK FROM LUNCH AT ABOUT 1400.
NTSB investigation
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