What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 22, 2019, at around 19:10, N638DC departed from a private airport in Terry, Mississippi, and began flying southeast. Shortly after departure, the aircraft returned to the traffic pattern for the private airport and setup for an approach from the north. The wind was estimated to be out of the south-southeast at 8-10MPH. The pilot reported the approach to be normal and un-eventful. The pilot reported that the engine was in normal operating range, RPM was steady, and engine temperatures were in normal range while on approach. While on short final, the aircraft loss of power. The pilot attempted to land the aircraft on the private airport. While attempting to land, the aircraft?s right wing clipped a treetop and came to rest on the ground, entangled in power lines. The pilot was able to evacuate the aircraft. Shortly after it came to rest, the aircraft caught fire, engulfed in flames, and was destroyed. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The pilot suffered no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 22, 2019, AT AROUND 19:10, N638DC DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN TERRY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEGAN FLYING SOUTHEAST. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE PRIVATE AIRPORT AND SETUP FOR AN APPROACH FROM THE NORTH. THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 8-10MPH. THE PILOT REPORTED THE APPROACH TO BE NORMAL AND UN-EVENTFUL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE, RPM WAS STEADY, AND ENGINE TEMPERATURES WERE IN NORMAL RANGE WHILE ON APPROACH. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PRIVATE AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING CLIPPED A TREETOP AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND, ENTANGLED IN POWER LINES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY AFTER IT CAME TO REST, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.