What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off from Linden Airport and it appeared the engine failed. Eyewitnesses heard the engines sputtering. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but was unsuccessfull. The aircraft hit a fence and a small tree. Both occupants were able to egress the aircraft it became engulfed in fire. The aircraft was destroyed. Both occupants were air evacuated to a local hospital in critical condition. The airport attendant at Linden Airport stated that the pilot asked for antifreeze while he was refueling the aircraft, none was available. The attendant did notice patches of ice on the wings, and he saw the pilot removing it by hand.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM LINDEN AIRPORT AND IT APPEARED THE ENGINE FAILED. EYEWITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINES SPUTTERING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFULL. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE AND A SMALL TREE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE AIR EVACUATED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE AIRPORT ATTENDANT AT LINDEN AIRPORT STATED THAT THE PILOT ASKED FOR ANTIFREEZE WHILE HE WAS REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT, NONE WAS AVAILABLE. THE ATTENDANT DID NOTICE PATCHES OF ICE ON THE WINGS, AND HE SAW THE PILOT REMOVING IT BY HAND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.