What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lost power on take-off at approximately 150 ft AGL, restarted engine, and it failed again after approximately 6-7 seconds. Pilot made 180 degree turn for airport, but was unable to make it and made emergency landing into trees on south side of airport next to highway 364 - off airport property. Aircraft crashed into trees and stopped upside-down at the base of the tree. No injuries reported. Owner was authorized to recover this aircraft to his hangar on 11/22/2009 by this office without deploying inspectors that day. Inspectors conducted an investigation the following day (11-23-2009) at Creve Couer Airport. Aircraft was released back to owner by privacy data omitted of the national transportation safety board (NTSB) 11/24/2009 at 1328 local time.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKE-OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT AGL, RESTARTED ENGINE, AND IT FAILED AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6-7 SECONDS. PILOT MADE 180 DEGREE TURN FOR AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO TREES ON SOUTH SIDE OF AIRPORT NEXT TO HIGHWAY 364 - OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES AND STOPPED UPSIDE-DOWN AT THE BASE OF THE TREE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. OWNER WAS AUTHORIZED TO RECOVER THIS AIRCRAFT TO HIS HANGAR ON 11/22/2009 BY THIS OFFICE WITHOUT DEPLOYING INSPECTORS THAT DAY. INSPECTORS CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING DAY (11-23-2009) AT CREVE COUER AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO OWNER BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) 11/24/2009 AT 1328 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.