What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 23, 2009 at 1900 gmt with visual meteorological conditions, an experimental light sport aircraft, a crisman harry, model flightstar ii, N5008E, registered to marlin anderson was on a FAR part 91 personal flight. During the takeoff climb from a private air strip near Malta, IL at approximately 100 feet above ground level the engine stopped running. The aircraft landed in a corn field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The nose and right wheel assembly were torn from the aircraft. The main structure boom was deformed at the area of the wing attach points. The recreational certificated pilot sustained no injury. No fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 23, 2009 AT 1900 GMT WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, A CRISMAN HARRY, MODEL FLIGHTSTAR II, N5008E, REGISTERED TO MARLIN ANDERSON WAS ON A FAR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM A PRIVATE AIR STRIP NEAR MALTA, IL AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NOSE AND RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN STRUCTURE BOOM WAS DEFORMED AT THE AREA OF THE WING ATTACH POINTS. THE RECREATIONAL CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURY. NO FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.