What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident pilot was cleared for takeoff by the tki tower at 1526:40Z. At 1528:00Z, the pilot reported he lost the left engine. Tki tower advised a right turn and cleared the flight to land any runway. Pilot turned left, into the inoperative engine, landing gear extended, left propeller not feathered. The aircraft impacted a large gravel mound, inverted, at 15:28:41Z. A post-impact fire consumed the aircraft from the cockpit, forward. The pilot and front seat passenger died at the scene; the cabin passenger suffered critical injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF BY THE TKI TOWER AT 1526:40Z. AT 1528:00Z, THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST THE LEFT ENGINE. TKI TOWER ADVISED A RIGHT TURN AND CLEARED THE FLIGHT TO LAND ANY RUNWAY. PILOT TURNED LEFT, INTO THE INOPERATIVE ENGINE, LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, LEFT PROPELLER NOT FEATHERED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A LARGE GRAVEL MOUND, INVERTED, AT 15:28:41Z. A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE COCKPIT, FORWARD. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DIED AT THE SCENE; THE CABIN PASSENGER SUFFERED CRITICAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.