"Ron Lee" wrote

Downwind? I just could not tell from the vegetation moving and I
never saw a windsock.

The reporter (or was it someone that he interviewed?) said that it was
downwind.

It did appear as though he was rapidly approaching the end of pavement
and may have lifted off with minimal airspeed. Note the wings soon
after liftoff and then right before the impact with terrain.

Shouldn't 4000' be enough at that elevation for that aircraft?

He could have had full fuel and too much passenger weight. One witness said
he heard the engine miss, but you never know if that is accurate, or not.
--
Jim in NC