What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N994PT filed an IFR flight plan from iron mountain, Michigan (kimt) to spruce creek, Florida (7FL6) on December 25, 2021. Pilot received IFR clearance from minneapolis center and departed runway 01 at 08:20 central time. In the climb out at approximately 400 feet above ground level the single turbine engine quit. The pilot landed straight ahead crashing through some trees incurring significant damage to the airplane. The pilot was uninjured. Hisprivacy data omitted, the only passenger, received minor injuries. Pilot contacted emergency services via cell phone. Florence county Wisconsin emergency services responded. Weather at the time of the crash was VMC. FAA inspector in charge coordinated with NTSB representative on duty. FAA airworthiness inspector reviewed the scene of the accident two days later. NTSB allowed for removal of the aircraft to the pilot?s hangar at the iron mountain Michigan airport. NTSB iic and FAA iic with help from FAA airworthiness will inspect the remains of the aircraft at a future date.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N994PT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN (KIMT) TO SPRUCE CREEK, FLORIDA (7FL6) ON DECEMBER 25, 2021. PILOT RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE FROM MINNEAPOLIS CENTER AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 01 AT 08:20 CENTRAL TIME. IN THE CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE SINGLE TURBINE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD CRASHING THROUGH SOME TREES INCURRING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. HIS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE ONLY PASSENGER, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT CONTACTED EMERGENCY SERVICES VIA CELL PHONE. FLORENCE COUNTY WISCONSIN EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONDED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VMC. FAA INSPECTOR IN CHARGE COORDINATED WITH NTSB REPRESENTATIVE ON DUTY. FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVIEWED THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TWO DAYS LATER. NTSB ALLOWED FOR REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT?S HANGAR AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN AIRPORT. NTSB IIC AND FAA IIC WITH HELP FROM FAA AIRWORTHINESS WILL INSPECT THE REMAINS OF THE AIRCRAFT AT A FUTURE DATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.