What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after departing scottsdale, over lake pleasant at approximately 9,000 feet, the pilot reported a rough running engine. ATC directed a turn to the south towards glendale. Pilot declared an emergency then headed toward Deer Valley which was closer. The pilot crashed approximately one mile short of the runway. Right wing struck a light pole the aircraft then struck an abutment, rolled over and burst into the flames. The pilot was pulled from the wreckage and taken to the local hospital with severe burns
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING SCOTTSDALE, OVER LAKE PLEASANT AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 FEET, THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. ATC DIRECTED A TURN TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS GLENDALE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THEN HEADED TOWARD DEER VALLEY WHICH WAS CLOSER. THE PILOT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. RIGHT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK AN ABUTMENT, ROLLED OVER AND BURST INTO THE FLAMES. THE PILOT WAS PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE AND TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE BURNS
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.