What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and passenger took off on runway 32. Seconds after becoming airborne, the pilot radioed “abort abort 32.” with landing gear still extended, the aircraft banked hard left and descended through trees, turned end-around, and crashed into the ground. The engine was running and the propeller spinning until contacting the ground. The right wing and nose made first contact with the ground. An explosion followed the crash and the fire destroyed the fuselage, both wings, and the cockpit. Neither pilot nor passenger survived.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 32. SECONDS AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE PILOT RADIOED “ABORT ABORT 32.” WITH LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED HARD LEFT AND DESCENDED THROUGH TREES, TURNED END-AROUND, AND CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE PROPELLER SPINNING UNTIL CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE MADE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AN EXPLOSION FOLLOWED THE CRASH AND THE FIRE DESTROYED THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, AND THE COCKPIT. NEITHER PILOT NOR PASSENGER 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.