What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On test flight after 3 year rebuild engine quit. Struck ditch. Had run engine lengthy on ground without carb heat.
As the FAA filed it
ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER 3 YEAR REBUILD ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK DITCH. HAD RUN ENGINE LENGTHY ON GROUND WITHOUT CARB HEAT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4431Z · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20110216004009ILanding: Rollout · German Valley, IL[privacy data omitted], Pilot-in-command (PIC) of N4431Z, a PA-18-150, departed from sterling rock falls, (sqi) sterling, Illinois, enroute to albertus airport (fep), freeport, Illinois. The pilot stated that while enroute to fep the ceilings "began to drop."…Accident 19860207002399AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Wasilla, AKSki equipped aircraft inadvertently became airborne while taxiing on water covered ice. Lost control and hit trees.Incident 19800217026589IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eureka, AKPilot landed on packed snow runway, and on rollout landing gear dug into snow.