What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 25, 2023, at 0740 CST, an experimental Heath V-Strut aircraft, privacy data omitted departed from Oshkosh WI (osh) to broadhead WI (C37). The pilot reported that the take off on runway 36 was normal and climb rate as expected. The aircraft turned to a heading of 150 degrees per the eaa departure briefing instructions to avoid runway 9/27. The aircraft was no longer climbing, and a steady decrease in performance was noted by the pilot. The aircraft impacted the ground in a field adjacent to the runway and flipped over. The aircraft sustained substanial damage. The pilot received injuries and was later transported to the hospital for observation. The aircarft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 25, 2023, AT 0740 CST, AN EXPERIMENTAL HEATH V-STRUT AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM OSHKOSH WI (OSH) TO BROADHEAD WI (C37). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 36 WAS NORMAL AND CLIMB RATE AS EXPECTED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO A HEADING OF 150 DEGREES PER THE EAA DEPARTURE BRIEFING INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID RUNWAY 9/27. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER CLIMBING, AND A STEADY DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED INJURIES AND WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE AIRCARFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
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