What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot attempted to takeoff from a private residence in the desert surrounded by what the pilot identified as many takeoff and landing areas.
The pilot initiated his takeoff roll to the south east. About 250FT into the takeoff the airplane encountered wind from the south west about 10KTS and the left wing tip struck one of the arms of a saguaro cactus which caused the aircraft to loose altitude and impact the ground.
Recommendation from the operation's inspector assigned are to have the pilot 44709 re- examined for the ground portion only
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN THE DESERT SURROUNDED BY WHAT THE PILOT IDENTIFIED AS MANY TAKEOFF AND LANDING AREAS.
THE PILOT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL TO THE SOUTH EAST. ABOUT 250FT INTO THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED WIND FROM THE SOUTH WEST ABOUT 10KTS AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK ONE OF THE ARMS OF A SAGUARO CACTUS WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOOSE ALTITUDE AND IMPACT THE GROUND.
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE OPERATION'S INSPECTOR ASSIGNED ARE TO HAVE THE PILOT 44709 RE- EXAMINED FOR THE GROUND PORTION ONLY
NTSB investigation
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