What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot took off, at a 130 degree heading, with a quartering tailwind. The pilot stated once the airplane became airborne, he felt could not gain the altitude needed to clear a tree line so he banked hard left to an approximate heading of 90 degrees. The aircraft was still unable to obtain lift. He realized he needed to clear power lines that were ahead of him, and pulled hard back on the stick. As the airplane cleared the power lines, the left wing stalled and the aircraft lost all lift.
Ground scarring and examination of the wreckage indicates after the aircraft cleared the power lines, the left wing stalled and the airplane impacted the ground in a nose down attitude, at an estimated angle of between 40 to 50 degrees. The wreckage also indicates that the aircraft ?pirouetted? Counterclockwise, on its nose, before coming to its final position.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT TOOK OFF, AT A 130 DEGREE HEADING, WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT STATED ONCE THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, HE FELT COULD NOT GAIN THE ALTITUDE NEEDED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE SO HE BANKED HARD LEFT TO AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL UNABLE TO OBTAIN LIFT. HE REALIZED HE NEEDED TO CLEAR POWER LINES THAT WERE AHEAD OF HIM, AND PULLED HARD BACK ON THE STICK. AS THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE POWER LINES, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL LIFT.
GROUND SCARRING AND EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE POWER LINES, THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AT AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF BETWEEN 40 TO 50 DEGREES. THE WRECKAGE ALSO INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT ?PIROUETTED? COUNTERCLOCKWISE, ON ITS NOSE, BEFORE COMING TO ITS FINAL POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.