What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On climb out at 2500 feet, the aircraft experienced a partial loss of engine power, engine power was restored momentarily followed by loss of engine power again.
The pilot elected to deploy the ballistic parachute system for the emergency landing.
The aircraft impacted trees before landing causing substantial damage to the aircraft which included the empenage separated from the fuselage, damage to both leading edges of the wings and both propeller blades bent.
An amendment will follow once further information is identified.
As the FAA filed it
ON CLIMB OUT AT 2500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED MOMENTARILY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AGAIN.
THE PILOT ELECTED TO DEPLOY THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE SYSTEM FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES BEFORE LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH INCLUDED THE EMPENAGE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, DAMAGE TO BOTH LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT.
AN AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW ONCE FURTHER INFORMATION IS IDENTIFIED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.