What happened
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(-23) N981WA departed from runway 07L at deer valley airport (dvt) on a pleasure flight destined for sedona, AZ. At approximately 700 to 1000' AGL N981WA experienced a sudden engine failure. The engine restarted momentarily, but it failed again. The pilot privacy data omitted nosed down the aircraft and prepared for a forced emergency landing heading north on the northbound lande of cave creek road. At or about touchdown the left wing contacted a tree in the center median approx. 4' inboard of the wing tip. Left wing outboard of impact point departed aircraft along with the left aileron. Left wing forward spar broke at fuselage attach point and folded back. Aircraft continued down roadway approximately 200' and came to rest in the center median facing south on it's left side with the intact right wing vertical. Pilot and front passenger experienced minor injuries and were treated and released from john c. lincoln hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N981WA DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 07L AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT DESTINED FOR SEDONA, AZ. AT APPROXIMATELY 700 TO 1000' AGL N981WA EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED MOMENTARILY, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ NOSED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND PREPARED FOR A FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING HEADING NORTH ON THE NORTHBOUND LANDE OF CAVE CREEK ROAD. AT OR ABOUT TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE IN THE CENTER MEDIAN APPROX. 4' INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF IMPACT POINT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE LEFT AILERON. LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR BROKE AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT AND FOLDED BACK. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 200' AND CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER MEDIAN FACING SOUTH ON IT'S LEFT SIDE WITH THE INTACT RIGHT WING VERTICAL. PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM JOHN C. LINCOLN HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
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