What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed runway 19 at Lincoln Park and at approximately 500-600 feet altitude, the engine lost power and ran rough. The pilot attempted to return to the airport to land on runway 01 but was unsuccessful. The aircraft came in contact with some trees. The left wing was sheared off outboard of the fuel tank. The aircraft struck other trees prior to impact. The right wing is severely crumpled outboard of the fuel tank. The nose section of the aircraft is severely damaged, the windshield is broken, and the nose gear is broken off. There were two occupants on the aircraft, the pilot and a front seat passenger. Both suffered minor injuries, but were able to exit the aircraft without assistance. The pilot was transported to st. joseph hospital in patterson NJ, and the passenger was transported to morristown hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT LINCOLN PARK AND AT APPROXIMATELY 500-600 FEET ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND RAN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01 BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOME TREES. THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK OTHER TREES PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE RIGHT WING IS SEVERELY CRUMPLED OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IS SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE WINDSHIELD IS BROKEN, AND THE NOSE GEAR IS BROKEN OFF. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. BOTH SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, BUT WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN PATTERSON NJ, AND THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO MORRISTOWN HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
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