What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft was arriving in the Havasu terminal area from a flight to las vegas. While circling over the lake at approximately 2000' AGL the engine quit. The pilot energized the electric fuel pump, and attempted a restart, but was forced to abandon this effort to concentrate on the forced landing. A landing was made on a highway with no damage to the aircraft. No mechanical fault could be found which would explain the engine failure, when the aircraft was refueled, it was found to contain approximately fourteen gallons of fuel, which was evenly distributed between the two main fuel tanks. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ARRIVING IN THE HAVASU TERMINAL AREA FROM A FLIGHT TO LAS VEGAS. WHILE CIRCLING OVER THE LAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000' AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ENERGIZED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART, BUT WAS FORCED TO ABANDON THIS EFFORT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE FORCED LANDING. A LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO MECHANICAL FAULT COULD BE FOUND WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED, IT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN GALLONS OF FUEL, WHICH WAS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN FUEL TANKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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