What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the evening of February 22, 2024, at approximately 1800 local time, the accident aircraft departed from Richland Airport, sextonville, WI (93C). At some point during initial climb out, the accident aircraft lost power, sank into a line of trees approximately 1.1 miles northwest of the airport, hit a tree and dropped into a meadow, impacting the ground with no forward motion. The aircraft was destroyed and the single occupant pilot in command suffered serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene. The weather was reported as visual metereological conditions at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 22, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RICHLAND AIRPORT, SEXTONVILLE, WI (93C). AT SOME POINT DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, SANK INTO A LINE OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, HIT A TREE AND DROPPED INTO A MEADOW, IMPACTING THE GROUND WITH NO FORWARD MOTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT IN COMMAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED FROM THE SCENE. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS VISUAL METEREOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.