What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cessna 150J N51033 began the takeoff roll to the north on the student pilot?s private grass strip. (The grass strip is approximately 1600 feet long on a north south heading). Shortly after liftoff the student pilot noticed his engine ?missing and sputtering?. The student pilot started a left turn to the west to return to his grass strip. However, his left landing gear contacted ?power? Lines running in an east to west direction along state route 204. The aircraft nosed over in a field north of state route 204 coming to rest inverted with the nose pointing in a south easterly direction less than one half mile north of his private airstrip and approximately 100 yards west of centerline. The student pilot was extricated from the aircraft by bystanders with minor injuries. However, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 150J N51033 BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL TO THE NORTH ON THE STUDENT PILOT?S PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. (THE GRASS STRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET LONG ON A NORTH SOUTH HEADING). SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED HIS ENGINE ?MISSING AND SPUTTERING?. THE STUDENT PILOT STARTED A LEFT TURN TO THE WEST TO RETURN TO HIS GRASS STRIP. HOWEVER, HIS LEFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED ?POWER? LINES RUNNING IN AN EAST TO WEST DIRECTION ALONG STATE ROUTE 204. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN A FIELD NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 204 COMING TO REST INVERTED WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN A SOUTH EASTERLY DIRECTION LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WEST OF CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS EXTRICATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY BYSTANDERS WITH MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.