What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 20, 2018 at 1604 CST, an experimental exhibition de havilland dh 112 venom N747J, was destroyed after takeoff from Sheboygan WI. On runway 13. The aircraft climbed out to approximately 200 feet AGL and lost power. The aircraft landed .3 miles south east of the airport into a farm complex and struck several structures prior to starting on fire. It came to rest near a barn where a post crash fire occurred. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 20, 2018 AT 1604 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION DE HAVILLAND DH 112 VENOM N747J, WAS DESTROYED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SHEBOYGAN WI. ON RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL AND LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED .3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT INTO A FARM COMPLEX AND STRUCK SEVERAL STRUCTURES PRIOR TO STARTING ON FIRE. IT CAME TO REST NEAR A BARN WHERE A POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.