What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 22, 2020, at 1733 EDT, a sea-wing ultralight, N947RC, privacy data omittedalbuquerque, new Mexico, but sold and not yet registered to pilot-in-command privacy data omitted of beaver dam Wisconsin, collided with a tree during take of from a remote location not associated with an airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was seriously injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 22, 2020, AT 1733 EDT, A SEA-WING ULTRALIGHT, N947RC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, BUT SOLD AND NOT YET REGISTERED TO PILOT-IN-COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF BEAVER DAM WISCONSIN, COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING TAKE OF FROM A REMOTE LOCATION NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.