What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed Haskell, OK (2K9) at approximately 18:00 CST, to the north. The aircraft banked right at departure, and the
Pilot noticed flames coming from under cowling. The pilot then maneuvered to aircraft back toward 2K9 airport, downwind, where the aircraft came to rest just short of the runway. The aircraft continued to burn and was subseqently engulfed entirely only leaving only the core of the engine and firewall recognizable.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HASKELL, OK (2K9) AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 CST, TO THE NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED RIGHT AT DEPARTURE, AND THE
PILOT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER COWLING. THE PILOT THEN MANEUVERED TO AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD 2K9 AIRPORT, DOWNWIND, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS SUBSEQENTLY ENGULFED ENTIRELY ONLY LEAVING ONLY THE CORE OF THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL RECOGNIZABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.