What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 14, 2001, at 1300 central daylight time, a Stemme S10-VT motor-glider, N502SC, was destroyed by fire after an emergency landing at the Langlade County Airport (aig), Antigo, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The local flight departed from aig at 1255. The pilot reported that approximately one mile after takeoff at 1000 feet above ground level he heard a loud pop and had smoke in the cockpit. An emergency landing was conducted to aig where the pilot and passenger evacuated the aircraft. (-23) on July 14, 2001, at 1300 CST, a Stemme S10-VT, N502SC, owned by and operated by stuart kent cornew, experienced an inflight fire after departing Langlade County Airport, Antigo, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft immediately returned to Langlade County Airport where the pilot and one passenger evacuated before the aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STEMME S10-VT MOTOR-GLIDER, N502SC, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE LANGLADE COUNTY AIRPORT (AIG), ANTIGO, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM AIG AT 1255. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO AIG WHERE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1300 CST, A STEMME S10-VT, N502SC, OWNED BY AND OPERATED BY STUART KENT CORNEW, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FIRE AFTER DEPARTING LANGLADE COUNTY AIRPORT, ANTIGO, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO LANGLADE COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER EVACUATED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.