What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cessna 172, departed runway 20, entered a steep (nose-high) pitch attitude. The airplane began to turn left while in this nose-high attitude and reached an altitude of about 50-100 ft before it appeared to stall and descend in a left-hand turn, impacting terrain west of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 172, DEPARTED RUNWAY 20, ENTERED A STEEP (NOSE-HIGH) PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN LEFT WHILE IN THIS NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE AND REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50-100 FT BEFORE IT APPEARED TO STALL AND DESCEND IN A LEFT-HAND TURN, IMPACTING TERRAIN WEST OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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