What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N8681, an experimental amateur-built Zenith CH-750, departed a private airstrip on the pilot?s farm. The aircraft achieved an approximate height of 100 feet when the engine lost power. The pilot momentary restarted the engine after changing to the opposite fuel tank and turning on the auxiliary fuel pump. The engine failed to stay running. The pilot flew the aircraft to a field and impacted the ground approximately 1,000 feet from the takeoff point. The aircraft touched down in a three point attitude and came to an immediate stop resulting in significant damage to the aircraft. Witnesses helped the pilot from the aircraft and he was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N8681, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT ZENITH CH-750, DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON THE PILOT?S FARM. THE AIRCRAFT ACHIEVED AN APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF 100 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MOMENTARY RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER CHANGING TO THE OPPOSITE FUEL TANK AND TURNING ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP. THE ENGINE FAILED TO STAY RUNNING. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO A FIELD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE AND CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES HELPED THE PILOT FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.