What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed in a marshy area while attempting to abort take-off for unknown reasons, the pilot suffered serious injuries, the passenger suffered fatal injuries. The acft has substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) a/c was attempting to take off runway 13 at North Bend, OR. On an IFR flight to aurora, OR. A witness reported the a/c took off, then powered-back, made a hard landing and then attempted to takeoff again but never really got airborne. The a/c crashed about 500 feet straight off the end of runway 13. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured in the accident. The fuel selector valve for the right engine was selected to the auxilliary tank. This tank was found to be empty at the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED IN A MARSHY AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ABORT TAKE-OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) A/C WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF RUNWAY 13 AT NORTH BEND, OR. ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO AURORA, OR. A WITNESS REPORTED THE A/C TOOK OFF, THEN POWERED-BACK, MADE A HARD LANDING AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN BUT NEVER REALLY GOT AIRBORNE. THE A/C CRASHED ABOUT 500 FEET STRAIGHT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 13. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SELECTED TO THE AUXILLIARY TANK. THIS TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
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