What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This subject experimental aircraft was flown by the pilot privacy data omitted and with one passenger privacy data omitted, also a pilot. The aircraft experienced loss of lift during take off. At the end of the runway 18 at Lake City airport the experimental aircraft started to climb to approximately 100 feet. Then start losing height while going over power lines and trees. The pilot decided and made for emergency landing in the field near by. The plane landed in a small field and struck a small pine tree and caused substantial damage to the aircraft. No injury to the pilot or the passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WITH ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALSO A PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT DURING TAKE OFF. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY 18 AT LAKE CITY AIRPORT THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. THEN START LOSING HEIGHT WHILE GOING OVER POWER LINES AND TREES. THE PILOT DECIDED AND MADE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD NEAR BY. THE PLANE LANDED IN A SMALL FIELD AND STRUCK A SMALL PINE TREE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.