What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On or about 18:50 a float equipped Cessna CE-172E aircraft owned by beaver air taxi LLC. Piloted by a certificated pilot, conducting a part 135 flightseeing in the eagle river valley experienced catastrophic engine failure during climb. The first target emergency landing area proved dangerous, and elected to land on the river. The aircraft came to a stop upside down on a gravel bar with the tail broken in half. Evacuation initiated, and search and rescue from the Alaska air national guard airlifted all occupants. There were four souls on board, with one of the passengers sustaining serious injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OR ABOUT 18:50 A FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA CE-172E AIRCRAFT OWNED BY BEAVER AIR TAXI LLC. PILOTED BY A CERTIFICATED PILOT, CONDUCTING A PART 135 FLIGHTSEEING IN THE EAGLE RIVER VALLEY EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB. THE FIRST TARGET EMERGENCY LANDING AREA PROVED DANGEROUS, AND ELECTED TO LAND ON THE RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN ON A GRAVEL BAR WITH THE TAIL BROKEN IN HALF. EVACUATION INITIATED, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE FROM THE ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD AIRLIFTED ALL OCCUPANTS. THERE WERE FOUR SOULS ON BOARD, WITH ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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