What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 11, 2023, approximately 4:10 am local, privacy data omitted an experimental amature built Glastar airplane collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Kidwell Airport (1L7) in cal-nav-ari, Nevada.
Aircraft impacted ground close to a landing attitude and sustained substantial damage. The aircraft became airborne and impacted terrain approximately 960 feet from the initial impact point and was destroyed. Both the pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries.
No post-crash fire occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 4:10 AM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATURE BUILT GLASTAR AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KIDWELL AIRPORT (1L7) IN CAL-NAV-ARI, NEVADA.
AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND CLOSE TO A LANDING ATTITUDE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 960 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AND WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NO POST-CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.