What happened
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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff, 2 POB have serious injuries, acft has substantial damage. (.4) on September 25, 1998, at 2145 central daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N900JH, piloted by a commerical pilot, received substantial damage on impact with trees and terrain during a forced landing. The left engine experienced a total loss of engine power during climbout. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at time of the accident. The 14 CFR 135 organ transport flight was operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported minor injuries. The flight departed wausau downtown airport near wausau, Wisconsin, at 2145, and was enroute to madison, Wisconsin. (-23) on 09/24/98 at 2130, a Piper seneca iii, registered to Wisconsin aviation inc., crashed in a park next to the airport shortly after take off on a 135 business flight. VMC conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the passengers sustained minor injuries. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated at the wausau, WI. Airport.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, 2 POB HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES, ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1998, AT 2145 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-34-200T, N900JH, PILOTED BY A COMMERICAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMBOUT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR 135 ORGAN TRANSPORT FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WAUSAU DOWNTOWN AIRPORT NEAR WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, AT 2145, AND WAS ENROUTE TO MADISON, WISCONSIN. (-23) ON 09/24/98 AT 2130, A PIPER SENECA III, REGISTERED TO WISCONSIN AVIATION INC., CRASHED IN A PARK NEXT TO THE AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF ON A 135 BUSINESS FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WAUSAU, WI. AIRPORT.
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