"Peter Duniho" wrote
This was not an aerobatic accident. The airplane was departing to return
to
California. Could've happened anywhere, any time.

After viewing the takeoff, I can't help but think that it looks like he did
not have enough speed to fly, at rotation. Either he should have kept it on
the ground, or in ground effect, for a while. I wondered if he was running
out of runway, but I couldn't tell, viewing the replay. If he was out of
runway, he might should have aborted, perhaps because the engine was not
putting out? It could have been the good 'ole density altitude that got
him, with reduced engine performance, and less lift at the ground speed he
was accustomed to seeing. If it was the engine, from the looks of the
wreck, we will never know. It does appear as though the engine was about
the only thing that survived, in any sizable piece.

A shame, for him, his family and friends, and the whole aviation community.
May he Rest in Peace.
--
Jim in NC