What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on climbout. Landed on hill side 2 mi west avx. Ignition system inop. 206 was out of annual. (.4) the pilot reported that the day before the accident the aircraft had been refueled. The flight had one intermediate stopover to retrieve documents before continuing on to its final destination. No mechanical anomalies were noted en route to the first point of landing. The pilot conducted another preflight inspection, with no abnormalities noted, and then departed for his final destination. At the departure end of the runway, the aircraft lost engine power and the pilot made a forced landing in a box canyon and came to rest after colliding with a barbwire fence. An engine repair station examined the engine and noted foreign debris in the flow divider, fuel screen, and metering valve. (-23) aircraft lost power shortly after takeoff and made a forced landing on a hill side approximately 2 miles west of the Avalon, CA airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The private pilot/owner was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local personal flight and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON HILL SIDE 2 MI WEST AVX. IGNITION SYSTEM INOP. 206 WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED. THE FLIGHT HAD ONE INTERMEDIATE STOPOVER TO RETRIEVE DOCUMENTS BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE NOTED EN ROUTE TO THE FIRST POINT OF LANDING. THE PILOT CONDUCTED ANOTHER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED, AND THEN DEPARTED FOR HIS FINAL DESTINATION. AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BOX CANYON AND CAME TO REST AFTER COLLIDING WITH A BARBWIRE FENCE. AN ENGINE REPAIR STATION EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND NOTED FOREIGN DEBRIS IN THE FLOW DIVIDER, FUEL SCREEN, AND METERING VALVE. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A HILL SIDE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF THE AVALON, CA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.