What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after takeoff from runway 24 at approximately 200 feet AGL aircraft engine began to lose power. The tower was advised the aircraft had an engine problem. The aircraft began to sink and with the stall light flickering a decision was made to fly into the trees ahead. The crew braced for impact and the aircraft began making contact with the tops of the trees. The aircract came to rest in a nearly vertical position in the backyard of a house in a residential neighborhood. Both crewmembers exited the aircraft unharmed. At the site of the accident the fire department washed the fuel away from the aircraft before iic arrived. Left fuel cap was loose when locked. Examination of the carburetor and screen revealed fuel was present and uncontaminated and the accelerator pump pumped fuel.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE TOWER WAS ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND WITH THE STALL LIGHT FLICKERING A DECISION WAS MADE TO FLY INTO THE TREES AHEAD. THE CREW BRACED FOR IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TOPS OF THE TREES. THE AIRCRACT CAME TO REST IN A NEARLY VERTICAL POSITION IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. BOTH CREWMEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. AT THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WASHED THE FUEL AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IIC ARRIVED. LEFT FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE WHEN LOCKED. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR AND SCREEN REVEALED FUEL WAS PRESENT AND UNCONTAMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PUMPED FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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