What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During take-off, pilotreported a sudden wind change resulting in the aircraft veering uncontrollably to the left which could not be corrected (through control input and/or braking).the subsequent loss of directional controlresulted in the aircraft departing the runway and colliding with/impacting the ground. The aircraft was substantially damaged during a post impact fire. Aircraft is a single place agricultural plane. The pilot reported no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKE-OFF, PILOTREPORTED A SUDDEN WIND CHANGE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT WHICH COULD NOT BE CORRECTED (THROUGH CONTROL INPUT AND/OR BRAKING).THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROLRESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDING WITH/IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A POST IMPACT FIRE. AIRCRAFT IS A SINGLE PLACE AGRICULTURAL PLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.