What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During climb-out the aircraft lost power and drifted right of centerline into 100-foot-high pine trees. Right wing struck first spinning the aircraft 180 degrees and impacted the ground. Aircraft was destroyed in the post impact fire. Witness reported that at approximately 100 feet above the runway he heard a loud explosion from the engine and then the engine went silent. Post-crash examination of the engine revealed missing push-rod tubes, pushrods, and rocker arms on 2 cylinders.
This statement may be revised upon engine tear-down examination.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB-OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DRIFTED RIGHT OF CENTERLINE INTO 100-FOOT-HIGH PINE TREES. RIGHT WING STRUCK FIRST SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST IMPACT FIRE. WITNESS REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN THE ENGINE WENT SILENT. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED MISSING PUSH-ROD TUBES, PUSHRODS, AND ROCKER ARMS ON 2 CYLINDERS.
THIS STATEMENT MAY BE REVISED UPON ENGINE TEAR-DOWN EXAMINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.