What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 19, 2024, at approximatley 1745 local privacy data omitted a light sport aircraft crashed into a soybean field shortly after departing runway 25 at Rochelle municipal airport (krpj).
Shortly after privacy data omitted became airborne the pilot executed a sharp right turn low over a bean field. The right wing struck the crops causing the aircraft to crash. Severe injuries were reported to the pilot who was the only occupant of the aircraft.
Upon impact the aircraft sustain substantial damage to the wing. The internal structure wing tubing sustained substantial damage and wing sail surface has multiple large tears consistant with impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 19, 2024, AT APPROXIMATLEY 1745 LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 25 AT ROCHELLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRPJ).
SHORTLY AFTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BECAME AIRBORNE THE PILOT EXECUTED A SHARP RIGHT TURN LOW OVER A BEAN FIELD. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE CROPS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH. SEVERE INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE WING TUBING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND WING SAIL SURFACE HAS MULTIPLE LARGE TEARS CONSISTANT WITH IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.