What happened
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Aircraft departed K16 VFR. At approx. 100 AGL engine began to loss power pilot announced he was switching fuel tanks and boost pump was on, engine had quit by this time so he held wings leval and nose slighly high as the aircraft begain to contact tree tops. Aircraft snaged powerline and cartwheeled in to wooded lot. Pilot and pilot/pasenger suffered only minor injuries. Aircraft removed to owners hangar, engine inspected and no defects were found. Temp/dew pt. At rme 9 miles east was 23/19 at approx time of accidentnote: full runway taxi back after engine run up on very humid day carb ice suspect
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED K16 VFR. AT APPROX. 100 AGL ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSS POWER PILOT ANNOUNCED HE WAS SWITCHING FUEL TANKS AND BOOST PUMP WAS ON, ENGINE HAD QUIT BY THIS TIME SO HE HELD WINGS LEVAL AND NOSE SLIGHLY HIGH AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAIN TO CONTACT TREE TOPS. AIRCRAFT SNAGED POWERLINE AND CARTWHEELED IN TO WOODED LOT. PILOT AND PILOT/PASENGER SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT REMOVED TO OWNERS HANGAR, ENGINE INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. TEMP/DEW PT. AT RME 9 MILES EAST WAS 23/19 AT APPROX TIME OF ACCIDENTNOTE: FULL RUNWAY TAXI BACK AFTER ENGINE RUN UP ON VERY HUMID DAY CARB ICE SUSPECT
NTSB investigation
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