What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft departed runway 30. The aircraft began a hard left turn immediately after lift-off. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the aircraft climb was deteriorating. The aircraft stalled 75 yards from the airport and impacted trees in a near vertical attitude. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Mechanical failure of the aircrafts flight controls could not be determined due to substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A HARD LEFT TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB WAS DETERIORATING. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED 75 YARDS FROM THE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED TREES IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT CONTROLS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.