What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 29, 2004, privacy data omitted acted as pilot in command of an RV-6A aircraft, N65RV with one passenger. privacy data omitted Departed private airport 7TA8 for a flight to Boerne stage airport (5C1). After climbing to approximately 1,000 feet AGL, the aircraft lost power. privacy data omitted Turned on the boost pump, and the engine regained power momentarily, then the engine started to run rough and was not developing full power. privacy data omitted Lowered the nose to maintain air speed and tried to manuever around the groves of oak trees. The area terrain consist of rolling hills covered with oak trees. privacy data omitted Struck a tree with the left wing tip, and lost approximately two feet of the wing. Upon impact the aircraft engine regained full power. privacy data omitted Was able to maintain a wings level attitude, but was unable to gain enough altitude to clear the next grove of trees approximately 100 yards from the first point of impact. Upon impact with the second tree, the aircraft crashed and sustained substantial damage. privacy data omitted Sustained minor injuries, while his passenger was uninjured. privacy data omitted Stated that in the week prior to the accident, he had experienced two engine related problems. The first time engine drivenfuel pump had failed and had to be replaced. The second time the left magneto had to be repaired.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 29, 2004, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN RV-6A AIRCRAFT, N65RV WITH ONE PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRPORT 7TA8 FOR A FLIGHT TO BOERNE STAGE AIRPORT (5C1). AFTER CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, AND THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER MOMENTARILY, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOWERED THE NOSE TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED AND TRIED TO MANUEVER AROUND THE GROVES OF OAK TREES. THE AREA TERRAIN CONSIST OF ROLLING HILLS COVERED WITH OAK TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP, AND LOST APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF THE WING. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE NEXT GROVE OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE FIRST POINT OF IMPACT. UPON IMPACT WITH THE SECOND TREE, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE HIS PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT IN THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, HE HAD EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME ENGINE DRIVENFUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD TO BE REPAIRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.