What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 11, 1998, a Beech 76, N59DL, departed San Jose airport (sjc) enroute to carlsbad airport (crq), CA at approximately 1755L PST on a night VFR flight. On climb out the aircraft lost all electrical power. The pilot, Mr. Steve hamerslag, declared an emergency at 1800L and returned to sjc, making an uneventful landing at 1807L. Causing of malfunction determined that a blocking diode had shorted to ground, thereby causing all electrical power to fail on the aircraft. Other factors determined that the aircraft battery had insufficient charge to support an electrical failure. Investigation determined that the pilot received a battery "jump start" prior to departure. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 11, 1998, A BEECH 76, N59DL, DEPARTED SAN JOSE AIRPORT (SJC) ENROUTE TO CARLSBAD AIRPORT (CRQ), CA AT APPROXIMATELY 1755L PST ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT, MR. STEVE HAMERSLAG, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT 1800L AND RETURNED TO SJC, MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT 1807L. CAUSING OF MALFUNCTION DETERMINED THAT A BLOCKING DIODE HAD SHORTED TO GROUND, THEREBY CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO FAIL ON THE AIRCRAFT. OTHER FACTORS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY HAD INSUFFICIENT CHARGE TO SUPPORT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED A BATTERY "JUMP START" PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ^PRIVACY DATA O^
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