What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed ecp, climbing to the south. Approximately one minute into the flight the pilot declared an emergency with fire in the cockpit and requested return to rwy 34. During the turn to the east the aircraft crashed into a heavily wooded area appoximately 1 mile short of rwy 34.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ECP, CLIMBING TO THE SOUTH. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AND REQUESTED RETURN TO RWY 34. DURING THE TURN TO THE EAST THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPOXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF RWY 34.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.