What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 5, 2018, at 1002 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built belair raven airplane, canadian registration c-fnkz, impacted terrain during takeoff from Sault Ste Marie municipal airport (anj), Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14, code of federal
Regulations, part 91, as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident for the local flight, which departed without a flight plan.
According to several witnesses, the airplane taxied to and departed from runway 32. After climbing with nose high attitude until about 100 ft above ground level, the airplane made a
Sharp right turn. The airplane continued turning right and entered a steep nose down dive until ground impact, damaging both wings and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 5, 2018, AT 1002 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT BELAIR RAVEN AIRPLANE, CANADIAN REGISTRATION C-FNKZ, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM SAULT STE MARIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ANJ), SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS, PART 91, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.
ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE TAXIED TO AND DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 32. AFTER CLIMBING WITH NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE UNTIL ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE MADE A
SHARP RIGHT TURN. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TURNING RIGHT AND ENTERED A STEEP NOSE DOWN DIVE UNTIL GROUND IMPACT, DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE.