What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed runway 19 at 14J performing a soft field take off. Upon climb out, the aircraft began to lose power. The instructor took control and attempted to return to the runway but lacked enough altitude and performed a controlled decent through the trees and came to rest in a roughly 40 degree nose down attitude.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT 14J PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. UPON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY BUT LACKED ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND PERFORMED A CONTROLLED DECENT THROUGH THE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A ROUGHLY 40 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.