Article says it was 15 min. into the flight, not at take-off.
That’s gotta be a typo.
Yeah, who knows at this point. It could have it a UFO.
Well, that changes the story a lot if it was 15min after takeoff.
Six and baggage in that single is a heavy load with full fuel...that might have contributed.
Crashing a mile from the airport sounds like pilot error. Crashing a mile from the airport and 15 minutes into the flight (if both statements are true) sounds like mechanical failure, where the pilot tried for an emergency landing and didn’t make it. Obviously, more information is required to understand what really happened. In any case, it’s a sad loss.
Check the map. Airport and golf course crash site are within a couple miles of each other. Certainly not 15 minutes of flying away from the airport.