What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot departed dsm at approx. 11 a.m., turned south and proceeded to climb to an intended altitude of 6500 feet MSL. As the a/c passed through 6000 feet the pilot reported a loss of power and declared an emergency. The pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing as a private airfield in indianaola, Iowa. Approx. 1.5 to 2 miles south of the intended landing site the a/c struck a tree and crashed in a field and came to a rest at lattitude 41 16 21N and longitude 93 35 56 w.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED DSM AT APPROX. 11 A.M., TURNED SOUTH AND PROCEEDED TO CLIMB TO AN INTENDED ALTITUDE OF 6500 FEET MSL. AS THE A/C PASSED THROUGH 6000 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AS A PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN INDIANAOLA, IOWA. APPROX. 1.5 TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE INTENDED LANDING SITE THE A/C STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED IN A FIELD AND CAME TO A REST AT LATTITUDE 41 16 21N AND LONGITUDE 93 35 56 W.
NTSB investigation
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