What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft impacted terrain and a tractor trailer shortly after takeoff from the Lexington, NC airport. Witnesses who observed the initial portion of the takeoff stated the right engine was trailing smoke about the time the airplane rotated and the right engine quit shortly after takeoff. One witness stated he also saw smoke trailing from the left engine shortly after the right engine quit. The airplane banked left and disappeared behind terrain.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND A TRACTOR TRAILER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE LEXINGTON, NC AIRPORT. WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE TAKEOFF STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS TRAILING SMOKE ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRPLANE ROTATED AND THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ONE WITNESS STATED HE ALSO SAW SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRPLANE BANKED LEFT AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.