What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A/c crashed shortly after takeoff from falbrook airport (L18). Witnesses reported that the engine quit running, and the propellor was not turning. It appeared that the pilot tried to extend emergency glide to clear nearby high tension electrical wires. The a/c stalled, pitched over nose down, and struck the ground. The a/c bounced forward approx. thirty feet, before it came to its final resting point with the fuselage inverted. The owner/operator (PIC) was killed as a result. The surviving passenger was airlifted to a hosp[ital with serious injuries. The a/c was destroyed. The cause of the power loss is still under investigaion. The engine is being shipped to the manufacturer's factory mobile, Alabama for further evaluation and testing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FALBROOK AIRPORT (L18). WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, AND THE PROPELLOR WAS NOT TURNING. IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY GLIDE TO CLEAR NEARBY HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE A/C STALLED, PITCHED OVER NOSE DOWN, AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C BOUNCED FORWARD APPROX. THIRTY FEET, BEFORE IT CAME TO ITS FINAL RESTING POINT WITH THE FUSELAGE INVERTED. THE OWNER/OPERATOR (PIC) WAS KILLED AS A RESULT. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSP[ITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGAION. THE ENGINE IS BEING SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S FACTORY MOBILE, ALABAMA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND TESTING.
NTSB investigation
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