What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 10 at approximately 0900 the aircraft departed runway 27 from kvta (Newark Heath Airport, Ohio) . Pilot reported airspeed indication of 40 to 45 mph at rotation and climb out speed of 50 mph. Pilot reports "aircraft seemed to be behind the power curve. Didn't seem to be producing enough power." Pilot reports looking for a field to make an emergency landing after attaining approximately 150-200 feet AGL and a distance of around .75 miles from the airport with continued lack of sufficient power to climb at an acceptable rate to the pilot. Pilot reports a left wing stall and attempted a right aileron recovery at which point the aircraft continued to stall left and impacted terrain in a bean field. Substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the pilot. No post crash fire. Aircraft destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 10 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 FROM KVTA (NEWARK HEATH AIRPORT, OHIO) . PILOT REPORTED AIRSPEED INDICATION OF 40 TO 45 MPH AT ROTATION AND CLIMB OUT SPEED OF 50 MPH. PILOT REPORTS "AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE BEHIND THE POWER CURVE. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER." PILOT REPORTS LOOKING FOR A FIELD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ATTAINING APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET AGL AND A DISTANCE OF AROUND .75 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT WITH CONTINUED LACK OF SUFFICIENT POWER TO CLIMB AT AN ACCEPTABLE RATE TO THE PILOT. PILOT REPORTS A LEFT WING STALL AND ATTEMPTED A RIGHT AILERON RECOVERY AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO STALL LEFT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A BEAN FIELD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. NO POST CRASH FIRE. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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