What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
First flight on 08/13/2016, pilot performed pre-flight of his aircraft that morning. Everything checked normal. Flight to 13,600 just under 20 minutes. Running strong, no issues.
Second and last flight for the day, shut down from last flight was approx. 5-10 minutes. Norm start everything checked good. Took off with climb out at 85 knots maintaining approx. 500' per minimum climb out. At approx. 900=1,000' AGL, lost power, engine wind milling, immediately nosed over, glanced airspeed (already at 60 knots), committed towards field in front of a house. Few seconds impact with ground, sliding to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
FIRST FLIGHT ON 08/13/2016, PILOT PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT OF HIS AIRCRAFT THAT MORNING. EVERYTHING CHECKED NORMAL. FLIGHT TO 13,600 JUST UNDER 20 MINUTES. RUNNING STRONG, NO ISSUES.
SECOND AND LAST FLIGHT FOR THE DAY, SHUT DOWN FROM LAST FLIGHT WAS APPROX. 5-10 MINUTES. NORM START EVERYTHING CHECKED GOOD. TOOK OFF WITH CLIMB OUT AT 85 KNOTS MAINTAINING APPROX. 500' PER MINIMUM CLIMB OUT. AT APPROX. 900=1,000' AGL, LOST POWER, ENGINE WIND MILLING, IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER, GLANCED AIRSPEED (ALREADY AT 60 KNOTS), COMMITTED TOWARDS FIELD IN FRONT OF A HOUSE. FEW SECONDS IMPACT WITH GROUND, SLIDING TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.