What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after takeoff from addison Texas inroute to waco Texas (IFR)pilot noticed circut breakes poping and then aircraft lost electrical power. Instructor pilot took controls and called ATC and tried to turn back to addison but then lost engine power and activated parachute. After the airplane came to rest both pilots exited and saw a large burn mark on the right side of the engine cowling where there was a large burnt hole exposing the lower portion of the engine . Aircraft sustained major damage from parachute impact with the ground braking the main spar and fire damage.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ADDISON TEXAS INROUTE TO WACO TEXAS (IFR)PILOT NOTICED CIRCUT BREAKES POPING AND THEN AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROLS AND CALLED ATC AND TRIED TO TURN BACK TO ADDISON BUT THEN LOST ENGINE POWER AND ACTIVATED PARACHUTE. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST BOTH PILOTS EXITED AND SAW A LARGE BURN MARK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING WHERE THERE WAS A LARGE BURNT HOLE EXPOSING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE . AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM PARACHUTE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND BRAKING THE MAIN SPAR AND FIRE DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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