What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot operating the aircraft was attempting a fly by manuver at a private airfield. As the aircraft approached the end of the runway, the engine misfired and sputtered until the aircraft experienced a total loss of power, resulting in a loss of control. The loss of control resulted in the aircraft crashing at the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A FLY BY MANUVER AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND SPUTTERED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.