What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After taking on 75 gallons of fuel and 400 gallons of chemical, pilot departed Washington municipal airport, Washington, Iowa on runway 18. Shortly after take off, while turning towards the west, pilot reported hearing a loud bang coming from the engine. This was followed by a loss of power, then complete engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing onto a clearing and impacted the ground at a slight nose down right wing low attitude, approximately thirty yards southeast of a private residence. It came to rest with the tail up against a retaining wall and the house. Total hopper weight at take off was 3345 lbs, maximum allowable is 3336 lbs.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKING ON 75 GALLONS OF FUEL AND 400 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL, PILOT DEPARTED WASHINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, IOWA ON RUNWAY 18. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, WHILE TURNING TOWARDS THE WEST, PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER, THEN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A CLEARING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE, APPROXIMATELY THIRTY YARDS SOUTHEAST OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. IT CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL UP AGAINST A RETAINING WALL AND THE HOUSE. TOTAL HOPPER WEIGHT AT TAKE OFF WAS 3345 LBS, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IS 3336 LBS.
NTSB investigation
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