What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 9, 2019 at approximately 0910 CST, N24EP a Bray-Bryn LLC, sportsman GS-2 experimental operating amateur built aircraft, registered to Bray-Bryn LLC and operated by a private pilot, departed runway 21 at the Huntsville, AR airport (H34) during takeoff roll. During takeoff roll the aircraft drifted to the left departing the turf runway into soft grass and continued through a puddle of standing water and mud, the aircraft become airborne, settled to the airport surface and off an embankment, attempts to maintain flight were unsuccessful with the aircraft impacting a lightly wooded area approximately 350 feet from the embankment. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 9, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0910 CST, N24EP A BRAY-BRYN LLC, SPORTSMAN GS-2 EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO BRAY-BRYN LLC AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT THE HUNTSVILLE, AR AIRPORT (H34) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DEPARTING THE TURF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GRASS AND CONTINUED THROUGH A PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER AND MUD, THE AIRCRAFT BECOME AIRBORNE, SETTLED TO THE AIRPORT SURFACE AND OFF AN EMBANKMENT, ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING A LIGHTLY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS 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.