What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft lost power during takeoff and crashed on pentacost road. (.19) on September 20, 1998, at 1020 eastern standard time, a fiesler F-156C-1 storch, N447FC, piloted by private pilot, was substantially damaged during a collision with electrical power lines and the ground while maneuvering during a forced landing approach. The pilot reported the engine experienced a total loss of power during the airplane's initial climbout from takeoff. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not oeprating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight departed from a restricted landing area near onsted, Michigan, exact time unknown. (-23) on take off while climbing out the engine lost power, unable to regain power and clear power line which struck right wing tip. Descended through tree tops to a landing on the road.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED ON PENTACOST ROAD. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1998, AT 1020 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A FIESLER F-156C-1 STORCH, N447FC, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A COLLISION WITH ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DURING THE AIRPLANE'S INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM TAKEOFF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OEPRATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM A RESTRICTED LANDING AREA NEAR ONSTED, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) ON TAKE OFF WHILE CLIMBING OUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER, UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER AND CLEAR POWER LINE WHICH STRUCK RIGHT WING TIP. DESCENDED THROUGH TREE TOPS TO A LANDING ON THE ROAD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.