From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that about 30 seconds after takeoff, he noticed a loss of power and requested to return to kapf. Control tower approved his return to kaps. Pilot stated he initiated autorotation at or below 300 feet AGL. The wreckage indicates that the pilot lost control of the aircraft during the turn and impacted a building beside a community swimming pool.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO KAPF. CONTROL TOWER APPROVED HIS RETURN TO KAPS. PILOT STATED HE INITIATED AUTOROTATION AT OR BELOW 300 FEET AGL. THE WRECKAGE INDICATES THAT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TURN AND IMPACTED A BUILDING BESIDE A COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL.