What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 4/29/12 at 1745 aircraft N5769D, a PA-18 being piloted by privacy data omitted collided with power lines on climb out from the Pilot owned Private grass strip. The aircraft came to rest in a field approximately 50 yards from the edge of the grass strip. The aircraft was destroyed, and the Pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The Pilot stated that he did not note any dicrepancies initially. However, during take off, he felt the aircraft was not developing full power but had proceded down the runway FAR enough that he elected to continue. He was unable to climb and hit the power line just past the departure end of the runway, the left wing impacted with the power lines, which resulted in the aircraft impacting in to a field approximately 100 feet from the power lines. Fuel samples taken from the aircraft engine and right wing appeared clear and free of any water contamination. The engine did not exhibit any external discrepancies and rotated freely, ground scaring evidence and damage sustained to the propeller indicated the aircraft engine was producing power at the time of impact with the terrain.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/29/12 AT 1745 AIRCRAFT N5769D, A PA-18 BEING PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE PILOT OWNED PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS FROM THE EDGE OF THE GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTE ANY DICREPANCIES INITIALLY. HOWEVER, DURING TAKE OFF, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER BUT HAD PROCEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY FAR ENOUGH THAT HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE. HE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND HIT THE POWER LINE JUST PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED WITH THE POWER LINES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING IN TO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE POWER LINES. FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND RIGHT WING APPEARED CLEAR AND FREE OF ANY WATER CONTAMINATION. THE ENGINE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY EXTERNAL DISCREPANCIES AND ROTATED FREELY, GROUND SCARING EVIDENCE AND DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.