What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The engine had a loss of power during climb-out from spanaway. The pilot was flying a kitplane certification flight on behalf of the non-rated aircraft owner. The engine had run rough on the previous flight and had satisfactorily been run for an approximately 1 hour ground run-up. In the accident sequence, the pilot turned back to the airport and experienced a loss of control when trying to stretch the glide, with a further loss of all power occurring. The aircraft descended into a residential area and was destroyed by impact forces. The pilot received serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SPANAWAY. THE PILOT WAS FLYING A KITPLANE CERTIFICATION FLIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE NON-RATED AIRCRAFT OWNER. THE ENGINE HAD RUN ROUGH ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT AND HAD SATISFACTORILY BEEN RUN FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR GROUND RUN-UP. IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN TRYING TO STRETCH THE GLIDE, WITH A FURTHER LOSS OF ALL POWER OCCURRING. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.