What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After departure from Middlebury, VT airport, the pilot of the homebuilt aircraft stated that he experienced a power loss and the aircraft started to lose airspeed and altitude. Pilot turned aircraft to only open area he could find. Pilot maneuvered aircraft around a house and impacted the ground behind the house hitting a childrens swingset, flipped over and came to rest upside down. Aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries to the pilot or persons on the ground. Investigation of engine at scene did not reveal any reasons for power loss. Due to the position of aircraft and engine, a good assessment of probable cause could not be made. Engine teardown would be necessary to proceed further.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MIDDLEBURY, VT AIRPORT, THE PILOT OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TO ONLY OPEN AREA HE COULD FIND. PILOT MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT AROUND A HOUSE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND BEHIND THE HOUSE HITTING A CHILDRENS SWINGSET, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE AT SCENE DID NOT REVEAL ANY REASONS FOR POWER LOSS. DUE TO THE POSITION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE, A GOOD ASSESSMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE COULD NOT BE MADE. ENGINE TEARDOWN WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PROCEED FURTHER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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