What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from runway 16 at Shirley Williams Airstrip (44TE) near Kingsland Texas at 11AM. Climbed to 4OO feet when the pilots ball cap and headset was affected by the wind. At approximately 2 minutes into the flight, the pilot lost operational control of the aircraft and did not have enough altitude to recover. The aircraft crashed into the lake. The pilot was able to evacuate the aircraft before it sank in the lake. There were no injuries and no post crash fire. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during impact with the water.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT SHIRLEY WILLIAMS AIRSTRIP (44TE) NEAR KINGSLAND TEXAS AT 11AM. CLIMBED TO 4OO FEET WHEN THE PILOTS BALL CAP AND HEADSET WAS AFFECTED BY THE WIND. AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT LOST OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE LAKE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT SANK IN THE LAKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING IMPACT WITH THE WATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.