What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot in command, the lone occupant of the aircraft, experienced power loss and finally engine failure while climbing after takeoff. In what appeared to be an attempt to land in a lake near the take off site the pilot crashed in an area near a road, (duck pond road), surrounded by tall trees and a two-wire power line. The pilot suffered serious injury consisting of multiple fractures and broken legs and was transported to the hospital in greenville, south carolina, in which he was placed in intensive care.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND FINALLY ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF. IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A LAKE NEAR THE TAKE OFF SITE THE PILOT CRASHED IN AN AREA NEAR A ROAD, (DUCK POND ROAD), SURROUNDED BY TALL TREES AND A TWO-WIRE POWER LINE. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY CONSISTING OF MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND BROKEN LEGS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN WHICH HE WAS PLACED IN INTENSIVE CARE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.