Plane crash nola east (Fox 8 News anchor Nancy Parker killed in the crash...RIP)

The plane crashed approximately 1/2 mile from the airport, which is roughly half the length of the runway to put it in perspective. To have only traveled that distance, whatever happened did so within seconds of liftoff.
I agree. It's likely that whatever happened gave the pilot little chance to respond due to their close proximity to the ground. There has been no report of the pilot making an emergency radio callout. So the time from the problem on board to impact, was practically instantaneous.