What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 24, 2018 at approximately 1900Z, the owner, a private pilot, of N9281E, a Maule M-5-235-C, was involved in an accident while attempting to depart from a county road. The airplane struck a road sign on the left wing tip during takeoff. Unable to regain control of the airplane, the pilot attempted to abort the takeoff when approaching a tree line but did not abort soon enough and impacted the trees. The pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane incurred serious injuries, resulting in an overnight stay at a local hospital. The impact caused substantial damage to the airplane, severing the right wing and shearing the engine and right firewall.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 24, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900Z, THE OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT, OF N9281E, A MAULE M-5-235-C, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART FROM A COUNTY ROAD. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A ROAD SIGN ON THE LEFT WING TIP DURING TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN APPROACHING A TREE LINE BUT DID NOT ABORT SOON ENOUGH AND IMPACTED THE TREES. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SERIOUS INJURIES, RESULTING IN AN OVERNIGHT STAY AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE, SEVERING THE RIGHT WING AND SHEARING THE ENGINE AND RIGHT FIREWALL.