What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 7:57 am (local), citabria N5191X departed runway 24R and initiated a climb-out. Upon reaching approximately 900 feet (AGL), the engine lost power. The pilot attempted a return to the airport and decided upon a landing point which was described as the "motor pool ramp". The aircraft did not have sufficient altitude to clear some trees and one wing of the aircraft impacted a tree causing a loss of control and a descent into trees as well as a chain link fence. The accident scene was attended to by local airport security as well as local law enforcement.
As the FAA filed it
AT 7:57 AM (LOCAL), CITABRIA N5191X DEPARTED RUNWAY 24R AND INITIATED A CLIMB-OUT. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET (AGL), THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED UPON A LANDING POINT WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS THE "MOTOR POOL RAMP". THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR SOME TREES AND ONE WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A DESCENT INTO TREES AS WELL AS A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS ATTENDED TO BY LOCAL AIRPORT SECURITY AS WELL AS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.