What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 23, 2009 at 1128 CDT an amateur built CH-801, N171WR registered to privacy data omitted lost power during climbout from black hawk airfield (87), Cottage Grove, Wisconsin while on a pleasure flight. \VFR conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilotprivacy data omittedbuilder and one of the two passengers received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2009 AT 1128 CDT AN AMATEUR BUILT CH-801, N171WR REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER DURING CLIMBOUT FROM BLACK HAWK AIRFIELD (87), COTTAGE GROVE, WISCONSIN WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. \VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BUILDER AND ONE OF THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.