What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot dragged the tail of the aircraft 3 times on grass runway prior to rotation and after rotation did not stay in ground effect to build airspeed for climbout. The aircraft stalled just after takeoff and spun into the trees to the left of the runway. Aircraft caught on fire and was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DRAGGED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT 3 TIMES ON GRASS RUNWAY PRIOR TO ROTATION AND AFTER ROTATION DID NOT STAY IN GROUND EFFECT TO BUILD AIRSPEED FOR CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AND SPUN INTO THE TREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.