What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the last flight of the day, flying along the border between Vermont and Canada.
The controller battery began to run down so the PIC plugged it into an external source. At that point the aircraft lost communication with the controller. The normal procedure is for the aircraft to hold its present position for 10 seconds before the aircraft flies back to home base. The aircraft did not return to base. The PIC attempted to get the aircraft to return to base but this did not work. Using the last GPS position of the aircraft, the PIC and visual observer moved to that position. He was able to regain communications closer to where the aircraft had landed in a tree. The aircraft sustained substantial damage
As the FAA filed it
ON THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, FLYING ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN VERMONT AND CANADA.
THE CONTROLLER BATTERY BEGAN TO RUN DOWN SO THE PIC PLUGGED IT INTO AN EXTERNAL SOURCE. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTROLLER. THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IS FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO HOLD ITS PRESENT POSITION FOR 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT FLIES BACK TO HOME BASE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN TO BASE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO RETURN TO BASE BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. USING THE LAST GPS POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC AND VISUAL OBSERVER MOVED TO THAT POSITION. HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN COMMUNICATIONS CLOSER TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED IN A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE