What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 4, 2009 N1124Y departed from a farm pasture with a westerly bearing. The aircraft was being operated by the privacy data omittedpilot privacy data omitted, a student pilot with approximately 400 hours total time. As the aircraft climbed through 1000 feet AGL the engine sputtered. During the ensuing emergency landing, the pilot stalled the aircraft and a spin developed. The aircraft clipped two trees,impacted a paved road and came to rest inverted down an embankment. The pilot was air lifted to a hospital where he underwent surgery.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 4, 2009 N1124Y DEPARTED FROM A FARM PASTURE WITH A WESTERLY BEARING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT WITH APPROXIMATELY 400 HOURS TOTAL TIME. AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 1000 FEET AGL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. DURING THE ENSUING EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND A SPIN DEVELOPED. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED TWO TREES,IMPACTED A PAVED ROAD AND CAME TO REST INVERTED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT WAS AIR LIFTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT SURGERY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.