What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Per witness' statements: aircraft left runway surface at a normal distance from initial take-of roll and attained a normal climb angle. Aircraft then banked left, approximately 90 degrees, rolled to a wings level attitude, then alternately rolling left then right prior to impact - approximately 2000' nw of the end of runway. Fire consumed the engine compartment and some of the ckpt.
As the FAA filed it
PER WITNESS' STATEMENTS: AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY SURFACE AT A NORMAL DISTANCE FROM INITIAL TAKE-OF ROLL AND ATTAINED A NORMAL CLIMB ANGLE. AIRCRAFT THEN BANKED LEFT, APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, ROLLED TO A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE, THEN ALTERNATELY ROLLING LEFT THEN RIGHT PRIOR TO IMPACT - APPROXIMATELY 2000' NW OF THE END OF RUNWAY. FIRE CONSUMED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SOME OF THE CKPT.
NTSB investigation
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