What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/07/2024 at 3:03 local time, the PIC of a Super Drifter was departing the Lafayette Municipal Airport (3M7) on runway 01. During departure the aircraft experienced a sudden gust of winds indicated by the windsock which overturned the aircraft and made it uncontrollable around 30 feet off the ground. The aircraft impacted the left wing tip and then the nose in the ramp area shortly after takeoff. The airman was airlifted to the hospital and the passenger was taken in an ambulance. Both airman survived.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/07/2024 AT 3:03 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC OF A SUPER DRIFTER WAS DEPARTING THE LAFAYETTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3M7) ON RUNWAY 01. DURING DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN GUST OF WINDS INDICATED BY THE WINDSOCK WHICH OVERTURNED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE IT UNCONTROLLABLE AROUND 30 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE LEFT WING TIP AND THEN THE NOSE IN THE RAMP AREA SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRMAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE. BOTH AIRMAN SURVIVED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.