What happened
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N5235P, a Piper PA-240-250, departed IL48 on a VFR cross country to keye to pick up the pilot-rated passenger. The aircraft returned to IL48 from keye. After landing the aircraft turned off the runway onto the ramp and let out the rear seat passenger. The privacy data omittedpilot and pilot-rated passenger switched seats and proceeded to practice takeoffs and landings with the pilot-rated passenger flying. The privacy data omittedpilot retained pilot-in-command authority. On the sixth takeoff, the aircraft took off on runway 13 and lost engine power at roughly 100' to 200' above ground. The privacy data omittedpilot took controls and rolled into a right bank. The aircraft stalled and the right wing impacted the ground causing the nose/engine to impact. The airplane continued in a clockwise rotation, settled in an upright position, and slid rearwards for approximately 30'. The aircraft was located approximately 500' to the south of the departure end of runway 13 on a north heading. The privacy data omittedpilot in the right seat was fatally injured. The pilot-rated passenger in the left seat was taken to the hospital with serious injuires. This report may be amended if further information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
N5235P, A PIPER PA-240-250, DEPARTED IL48 ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY TO KEYE TO PICK UP THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IL48 FROM KEYE. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE RAMP AND LET OUT THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SWITCHED SEATS AND PROCEEDED TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER FLYING. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT RETAINED PILOT-IN-COMMAND AUTHORITY. ON THE SIXTH TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 13 AND LOST ENGINE POWER AT ROUGHLY 100' TO 200' ABOVE GROUND. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT TOOK CONTROLS AND ROLLED INTO A RIGHT BANK. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE/ENGINE TO IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN A CLOCKWISE ROTATION, SETTLED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, AND SLID REARWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30'. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500' TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13 ON A NORTH HEADING. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJUIRES. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
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