What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after take off from run way 31 at the dsm airport on a heading of 330 the pilot reported sudden engine power loss. Immediately after the radio call to the tower and at an altitude between 800-900 ft AGL the pilot deployed the parachute system. The aircraft descended through power lines and came to rest in the intersection of 56th and park ave nw of the Des Moines airport. All personnel on board the aircraft exited before it was consumed by fire. The aircraft was nearly intact firewall forward which allowed for an examination of the engine at the accident site. A disconnected intake tube coupler was discovered on the #1 cylinder along with a fractured intake tube flange on the #3 cylinder. Follow on inspections were performed by Cirrus and Continental. It was determined that the loss of engine power was the result of the disconnected coupler and fractured intake tube flange.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUN WAY 31 AT THE DSM AIRPORT ON A HEADING OF 330 THE PILOT REPORTED SUDDEN ENGINE POWER LOSS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RADIO CALL TO THE TOWER AND AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 800-900 FT AGL THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE PARACHUTE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST IN THE INTERSECTION OF 56TH AND PARK AVE NW OF THE DES MOINES AIRPORT. ALL PERSONNEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT EXITED BEFORE IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY INTACT FIREWALL FORWARD WHICH ALLOWED FOR AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. A DISCONNECTED INTAKE TUBE COUPLER WAS DISCOVERED ON THE #1 CYLINDER ALONG WITH A FRACTURED INTAKE TUBE FLANGE ON THE #3 CYLINDER. FOLLOW ON INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED BY CIRRUS AND CONTINENTAL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS THE RESULT OF THE DISCONNECTED COUPLER AND FRACTURED INTAKE TUBE FLANGE.
NTSB investigation
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