What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot, he took off from kski and during the climb the aircraft performance deteriorated at approximately 150 AGL. The instruments were reading normally, but the aircraft was not producing normal power, making the aircraft unable to climb. The pilot stated that power was intermittent until impact with the ground. The aircraft impacted a corn field in what appeared to be a left wing low attitude and flipped upside down. The pilot stated he felt the aircraft may not have lost altitude, but the rising terrain caused the impact. He also stated the aircraft had a "blower" system and believes the reason for the loss of power may be due to a failure of the blower fan.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE TOOK OFF FROM KSKI AND DURING THE CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED AT APPROXIMATELY 150 AGL. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE READING NORMALLY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING NORMAL POWER, MAKING THE AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT STATED THAT POWER WAS INTERMITTENT UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CORN FIELD IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT MAY NOT HAVE LOST ALTITUDE, BUT THE RISING TERRAIN CAUSED THE IMPACT. HE ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A "BLOWER" SYSTEM AND BELIEVES THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER MAY BE DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE BLOWER FAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.