What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed Merrill field (mri) runway 24 at approximately 5:10 pm, with two passengers. Upon return from a part 91 pleasure flight to mri on his approach to runway 24 out 2 miles east of airport at approximately 6:00 pm, the aircraft lost power. The pilot declared an emergency with mri tower. The pilot was unable to make his point of intended landing and the aircraft caught some high-tension power lines just before the trees. The aircraft broke the power lines, stalled and landed upright in the trees and fell to the ground, landing on its wheel equipped skis. All three occupants exited the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD (MRI) RUNWAY 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:10 PM, WITH TWO PASSENGERS. UPON RETURN FROM A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT TO MRI ON HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 OUT 2 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH MRI TOWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE HIS POINT OF INTENDED LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT SOME HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES JUST BEFORE THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THE POWER LINES, STALLED AND LANDED UPRIGHT IN THE TREES AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON ITS WHEEL EQUIPPED SKIS. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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