What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flying in heavy snow. Lost power IFR at night. Hit trees landing. Iced induction system. Failed use alternate air. (-23) aircraft departed the central Wisconsin airport (cwa) bound for tulsa, ok at approximately 1730 (LCL). About 45 minutes into flight, the pilot noticed a loss of power from the left engine. While trying to restore power to the left engine, the right engine failed. Attempts to restore power to either engine were unsuccessful. Pilot maintained control of the aircraft until it struck the treetops and crashed. The pilot was rendered unconscious after hitting trees, but prior to impact with ground.
As the FAA filed it
FLYING IN HEAVY SNOW. LOST POWER IFR AT NIGHT. HIT TREES LANDING. ICED INDUCTION SYSTEM. FAILED USE ALTERNATE AIR. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CENTRAL WISCONSIN AIRPORT (CWA) BOUND FOR TULSA, OK AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 (LCL). ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. WHILE TRYING TO RESTORE POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER TO EITHER ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT STRUCK THE TREETOPS AND CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AFTER HITTING TREES, BUT PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.