What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1019 local time aircraft N149AM was cleared for takeoff at csg airport on runway 34 for a left traffic patern to an option on the same runway. Shortly after takeoff he was cleared for the option on runway 34 for a close left pattern. After completing the touch and go the pilot of N149AM transmitted "power loss, power loss going to rumway 13" when queried by tower he responded "power loss, power loss". That was the last transmission from aircraft N149AM. The aircraft had gone into a right downwind for runway 13. When turning to final the aircraft went into a spin (as seen on video of accident) and contacted the ground vertically approximately 150 feet from the approach end of the runway killing the pilot and destroying the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1019 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N149AM WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT CSG AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 34 FOR A LEFT TRAFFIC PATERN TO AN OPTION ON THE SAME RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION ON RUNWAY 34 FOR A CLOSE LEFT PATTERN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT OF N149AM TRANSMITTED "POWER LOSS, POWER LOSS GOING TO RUMWAY 13" WHEN QUERIED BY TOWER HE RESPONDED "POWER LOSS, POWER LOSS". THAT WAS THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM AIRCRAFT N149AM. THE AIRCRAFT HAD GONE INTO A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 13. WHEN TURNING TO FINAL THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN (AS SEEN ON VIDEO OF ACCIDENT) AND CONTACTED THE GROUND VERTICALLY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY KILLING THE PILOT AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.