What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed runway 1, at N07 (lincoln park, NJ). Upon takeoff the pilot noticed the engine power decaying and the aircraft not climbing. The aircraft hit a tree and a telephone pole prior to impacting the ground at privacy data omitted. This address is an historic site. The aircraft was destroyed in a post accident fire. The aircraft at the time of the crash was operating on auto gas per STC 2128CE and STC 2127CE. The pilot privacy data omitted claimed he purchased fuel for the aircraft, on the morning of April 20, 2007, from the fuelco station at 341 route 23 south, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444. The pequannock police who have jurisdiction over Pompton Plains reported the fuelco station was recently flooded during the north east storm that affected the area. One of the aircraft's fuel tanks leaked at the crash site. The morris county hazmat team handled the initial clean up. A review of the aircraft log book indicates that last annual inspection was on may 07, 2006 at green river maintenance LLC by privacy data omitted. The engine log only indicates a 100 hr inspection being c/w. the engine was last overhauled 1/14/98. On 5/7/2006 aircraft total time was 3523.3 hrs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 1, AT N07 (LINCOLN PARK, NJ). UPON TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE POWER DECAYING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOT CLIMBING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE AND A TELEPHONE POLE PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS ADDRESS IS AN HISTORIC SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS OPERATING ON AUTO GAS PER STC 2128CE AND STC 2127CE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMED HE PURCHASED FUEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT, ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 20, 2007, FROM THE FUELCO STATION AT 341 ROUTE 23 SOUTH, POMPTON PLAINS, NJ 07444. THE PEQUANNOCK POLICE WHO HAVE JURISDICTION OVER POMPTON PLAINS REPORTED THE FUELCO STATION WAS RECENTLY FLOODED DURING THE NORTH EAST STORM THAT AFFECTED THE AREA. ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS LEAKED AT THE CRASH SITE. THE MORRIS COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM HANDLED THE INITIAL CLEAN UP. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK INDICATES THAT LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON MAY 07, 2006 AT GREEN RIVER MAINTENANCE LLC BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ENGINE LOG ONLY INDICATES A 100 HR INSPECTION BEING C/W. THE ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED 1/14/98. ON 5/7/2006 AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS 3523.3 HRS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.