What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 24, 2006, at 1926 eastern daylight time, a Renegade II, experimental aircraft, N536N, was destroyed by a post crash fire when it impacted a tree and fell to the ground after attempting an emergency landing due to a loss of power. The certificated private pilot/owner received minor injuries to his face and second degree burns to his right leg. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan or weather briefing was on file with bangor, Maine flight service station. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot stated this was the first flight of the season. Both fuel tanks contained auto fuel and the aircraft had not flown since October or November of 2005. The pilot performed a preflight inspection of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the primary private grass strip located at privacy data omitted. The aircraft flew over the town of mio, Maine for approximately 20 to 30 minutes before returning to the primary airstrip/farm. The aircraft did not land, instead the pilot decided to fly to his secondary airstrip/farm 3 to 4 miles away, where he landed. He took off from the secondary airstrip/farm enroute back to the primary airstrip/farm at an altitude of 1400 to 1500 feet. Two miles out of the primary field the engine started to skip and misfire. The pilot choked the 503 Rotax engine once and the engine ran smooth for 3 to 4 seconds then quit. The forward momentum of the aircraft was stopped by a 35 to 40 foot birch tree. The aircraft fell to the ground. The fire started around the firewall of the engine. The pilot removed himself from the pilot seat and watched the plane burn. The aircraft crashed 50 feet from the field. At 1853 local, the weather reported at banger airport (bgr) included winds 150 degrees at 4 knots. 10 mile visibility few 2000, broken 7000, broken 20000. The temperature was 22 c, dewpoint was 18 c. the pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land. His recent FAA third class medical certificate was issued on June 21, 2005. The pilot did not have a flight review within the 24 calendar month at the time of the accident. He reported 600 total hours of flight experience on that date. 300 hours make and model. The airplane was examined at the site by FAA, and all major components were accounted for at the scene. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. The engine was melted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2006, AT 1926 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RENEGADE II, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N536N, WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE WHEN IT IMPACTED A TREE AND FELL TO THE GROUND AFTER ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT LEG. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BRIEFING WAS ON FILE WITH BANGOR, MAINE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE SEASON. BOTH FUEL TANKS CONTAINED AUTO FUEL AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER OF 2005. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PRIMARY PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THE TOWN OF MIO, MAINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PRIMARY AIRSTRIP/FARM. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LAND, INSTEAD THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO HIS SECONDARY AIRSTRIP/FARM 3 TO 4 MILES AWAY, WHERE HE LANDED. HE TOOK OFF FROM THE SECONDARY AIRSTRIP/FARM ENROUTE BACK TO THE PRIMARY AIRSTRIP/FARM AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1400 TO 1500 FEET. TWO MILES OUT OF THE PRIMARY FIELD THE ENGINE STARTED TO SKIP AND MISFIRE. THE PILOT CHOKED THE 503 ROTAX ENGINE ONCE AND THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTH FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS THEN QUIT. THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED BY A 35 TO 40 FOOT BIRCH TREE. THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE FIREWALL OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE PILOT SEAT AND WATCHED THE PLANE BURN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 50 FEET FROM THE FIELD. AT 1853 LOCAL, THE WEATHER REPORTED AT BANGER AIRPORT (BGR) INCLUDED WINDS 150 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. 10 MILE VISIBILITY FEW 2000, BROKEN 7000, BROKEN 20000. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 22 C, DEWPOINT WAS 18 C. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. HIS RECENT FAA THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 21, 2005. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A FLIGHT REVIEW WITHIN THE 24 CALENDAR MONTH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE REPORTED 600 TOTAL HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE ON THAT DATE. 300 HOURS MAKE AND MODEL. THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED AT THE SITE BY FAA, AND ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS MELTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.