What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident occurred at a private airport in Darlington, SC airport known as hicks field.
The pilot made a low pass over the 700 foot runway to evaluate the field condition. Once the pilot determined that a landing would be safe he made a go around to stay in the pattern for a landing. On the climb the engine quit and the pilot intentionally made a stall to cushion the aircraft in the top of the pine trees, however the aircraft nosed over between the trees and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN DARLINGTON, SC AIRPORT KNOWN AS HICKS FIELD.
THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE 700 FOOT RUNWAY TO EVALUATE THE FIELD CONDITION. ONCE THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT A LANDING WOULD BE SAFE HE MADE A GO AROUND TO STAY IN THE PATTERN FOR A LANDING. ON THE CLIMB THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY MADE A STALL TO CUSHION THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TOP OF THE PINE TREES, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER BETWEEN THE TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.