What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09/04/2016 at about 1840 (local), N500PY (a 2015 stanton dr.1 triplane, serial number 02272007), lost engine power during climb-out after takeoff. Witnesses observed the airplane?s engine ?cut out? At an altitude of approximately 200 ft. witnesses further stated the aircraft slowed and noted the pilot attempted to climb over the trees in the flight path, but the airplane "nose dived" onto the ground. The crash occurred at privacy data omitted., Plain City, Ohio. The experimental amateur-built category airplane suffered substantial damage, with serious injury to the pilot. The aircraft was properly certificated and registered. The pilot was properly certificated for the 14 CFR part 91 flight, as well as certificated as an experimental amateur-builder repairman for the accident airplane.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/04/2016 AT ABOUT 1840 (LOCAL), N500PY (A 2015 STANTON DR.1 TRIPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 02272007), LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE?S ENGINE ?CUT OUT? AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND NOTED THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER THE TREES IN THE FLIGHT PATH, BUT THE AIRPLANE "NOSE DIVED" ONTO THE GROUND. THE CRASH OCCURRED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., PLAIN CITY, OHIO. THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT CATEGORY AIRPLANE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED AND REGISTERED. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, AS WELL AS CERTIFICATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILDER REPAIRMAN FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.