What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/30/21 at 2025Z N36DK experienced smoke in the cockpit and rising exhaust gas temperature followed by partial then complete power loss for unknown reasons. The aircraft impacted a tree on approach and landed hard on a causeway bordered by water on both sides with numerous bystanders in the area. After landing the aircraft was consumed by a post crash fire. The pilot and sole occupant sustained serious injury and was able to exit the aircraft. No regulatory deviations were noted and no further action is recommended.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/30/21 AT 2025Z N36DK EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND RISING EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL THEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE ON APPROACH AND LANDED HARD ON A CAUSEWAY BORDERED BY WATER ON BOTH SIDES WITH NUMEROUS BYSTANDERS IN THE AREA. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. NO REGULATORY DEVIATIONS WERE NOTED AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS RECOMMENDED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.