What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Following a thorough preflight, at approximately 7:26 p.m., flight crewmember 1 assumed the left seat. Flight crewmember 2 assumed the right seat. Engine run-up and testing was normal in all regards. Take-off was uneventful, all gauges and indications were within normal operating limits. Immediately after takeoff the engine lost power while still at full throttle, caught momentarily, and quit. There was insufficient runway remaining to perform a runway landing. While undertaking a controlled landing just beyond the runway, the aircraft struck bushes and rolled over.
As the FAA filed it
FOLLOWING A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:26 P.M., FLIGHT CREWMEMBER 1 ASSUMED THE LEFT SEAT. FLIGHT CREWMEMBER 2 ASSUMED THE RIGHT SEAT. ENGINE RUN-UP AND TESTING WAS NORMAL IN ALL REGARDS. TAKE-OFF WAS UNEVENTFUL, ALL GAUGES AND INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING LIMITS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE STILL AT FULL THROTTLE, CAUGHT MOMENTARILY, AND QUIT. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO PERFORM A RUNWAY LANDING. WHILE UNDERTAKING A CONTROLLED LANDING JUST BEYOND THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BUSHES AND ROLLED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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