What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
3/24/24...The pilot began the before takeoff check list some time around 12:40 CST...after checking for traffic and accomplishing all check list, the pilot began their takeoff on rwy 11 ...the aircraft seemed to produce normal power through the t/o roll according to the pilot... But began to lose power after 300-400 ft above the ground...the airspeed began to decay...in order to avoid a stall, the pilot lowered the nose and picked a clearing basically straight ahead... The aircraft struck a pine tree and came to rest in a clearing upside down....the pilot exited the aircraft with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
3/24/24...THE PILOT BEGAN THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK LIST SOME TIME AROUND 12:40 CST...AFTER CHECKING FOR TRAFFIC AND ACCOMPLISHING ALL CHECK LIST, THE PILOT BEGAN THEIR TAKEOFF ON RWY 11 ...THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO PRODUCE NORMAL POWER THROUGH THE T/O ROLL ACCORDING TO THE PILOT... BUT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AFTER 300-400 FT ABOVE THE GROUND...THE AIRSPEED BEGAN TO DECAY...IN ORDER TO AVOID A STALL, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND PICKED A CLEARING BASICALLY STRAIGHT AHEAD... THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PINE TREE AND CAME TO REST IN A CLEARING UPSIDE DOWN....THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.