What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On forced landing due power loss rt wing struck wires and came to rest in a residential yard. Rt wing seperated. (-23) the pilot was engaged in local flying and was "hedge hopping." The aircraft impacted a television cable (one inch in diameter) suspended between two hills (mountainous terrain), impacting the forward right lift strut and effectively severing the right wing. The aircraft impacted the ground in the front yard of a relative of the pilot. Subsequent, engine inspection and tests revealed a perfectly functioning engine.
As the FAA filed it
ON FORCED LANDING DUE POWER LOSS RT WING STRUCK WIRES AND CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD. RT WING SEPERATED. (-23) THE PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN LOCAL FLYING AND WAS "HEDGE HOPPING." THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TELEVISION CABLE (ONE INCH IN DIAMETER) SUSPENDED BETWEEN TWO HILLS (MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN), IMPACTING THE FORWARD RIGHT LIFT STRUT AND EFFECTIVELY SEVERING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RELATIVE OF THE PILOT. SUBSEQUENT, ENGINE INSPECTION AND TESTS REVEALED A PERFECTLY FUNCTIONING ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.