What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On deceember 9, 2011, at 1115 EDT, a Cessna 152, N471TC, registered to Florida flight center, lost engine power after a touch and go at Venice airport, Venice FL (vnc) and crashed. The pilot stated he was practing lazy eights and returned to the airport (vnc). He did a touch and go on runway 4 with out incident and climbed to approximately 150 feet when the engine momentarily surged and lost power. He attempted to return to the airport, aircraft struck powerlines and hit the side of a building falling approximately 15 feet to the ground. The aircraft was destroyed, and no injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEEMBER 9, 2011, AT 1115 EDT, A CESSNA 152, N471TC, REGISTERED TO FLORIDA FLIGHT CENTER, LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER A TOUCH AND GO AT VENICE AIRPORT, VENICE FL (VNC) AND CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTING LAZY EIGHTS AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT (VNC). HE DID A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 4 WITH OUT INCIDENT AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY SURGED AND LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES AND HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING FALLING APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.