What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 18, 2017, about 1838 eastern daylight time, a Luscombe 8A, N8554Y, departed RUNWAY10 at Skylark Airport (7B6). Upon ascent the airplane collided with trees and terrain following an in-flight loss of airplane control. The airplane crashed approximately 1/2 mile north of 7B6 in East Windsor, Connecticut. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local, personal flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 18, 2017, ABOUT 1838 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8A, N8554Y, DEPARTED RUNWAY10 AT SKYLARK AIRPORT (7B6). UPON ASCENT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF 7B6 IN EAST WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL, PERSONAL FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.