What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Approximately 1000 on 6/23/2021, aircraft N72DX, an amateur kit built, SD-1 minisport, attempted taking off on a grass strip runway 13 (east) at 0OH5 (Butler, OH). Pilot stated wind sock showed wind coming from the east. He then repositioned aircraft to takeoff to the east. Once aircraft became, airborne, pilot stated he was unable to gain altitude because of high wind gust and downward winds and was forced to his left, off the airstrip and crashed into a cornfield. Aircraft damage includes propeller (3 blades), l/h wing and flap, l/h and nose landing gear, l/h airframe and the l/h wing attachment points at airframe. Wind sock was located at east of airstrip and was rotating different directions.
As the FAA filed it
APPROXIMATELY 1000 ON 6/23/2021, AIRCRAFT N72DX, AN AMATEUR KIT BUILT, SD-1 MINISPORT, ATTEMPTED TAKING OFF ON A GRASS STRIP RUNWAY 13 (EAST) AT 0OH5 (BUTLER, OH). PILOT STATED WIND SOCK SHOWED WIND COMING FROM THE EAST. HE THEN REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT TO TAKEOFF TO THE EAST. ONCE AIRCRAFT BECAME, AIRBORNE, PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE BECAUSE OF HIGH WIND GUST AND DOWNWARD WINDS AND WAS FORCED TO HIS LEFT, OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDES PROPELLER (3 BLADES), L/H WING AND FLAP, L/H AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, L/H AIRFRAME AND THE L/H WING ATTACHMENT POINTS AT AIRFRAME. WIND SOCK WAS LOCATED AT EAST OF AIRSTRIP AND WAS ROTATING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.