What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft took off of runway 29, at altitude of approximately 200 to 400 feet AGL the engine failed to produce power. A witness reported hearing the engine making a loud popping noise before it stopped. The witness observed the aircraft level out and make a left turn, before lost sight of the aircraft behind a building. The aircraft continued to make a left 180 degree turn losing altitude very rapidly causing the left wing tip to strike the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled and the left wing to separate from the aircraft. There was no post-crash fire and the rest of the aircraft remained intact.
Reviewed by dws 06/21/2018
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF OF RUNWAY 29, AT ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 400 FEET AGL THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL OUT AND MAKE A LEFT TURN, BEFORE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND A BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MAKE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN LOSING ALTITUDE VERY RAPIDLY CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND THE LEFT WING TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED INTACT.
REVIEWED BY DWS 06/21/2018
NTSB investigation
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