What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 5, 2002 at 1259 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna T337H, N1348L crashed during the landing phase in buena park, CA. The pilot sustained fatal injuries; the aircraft was destroyed in the post crash fire. On January 10, 2002 the wreckage was examined by investigators from the safety board, FAA, teledyne Continental motors and Cessna aircraft company. It was determined that the landing gear was in the retracted position, all flight controls were accounted for and there was no evidence of catastrophic engine malfunction. Total airframes area an estimation based on a review of the maintenance records. The late processing of this report is due to the excessive wait for information from the family.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2002 AT 1259 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T337H, N1348L CRASHED DURING THE LANDING PHASE IN BUENA PARK, CA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. ON JANUARY 10, 2002 THE WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED BY INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SAFETY BOARD, FAA, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AND CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CATASTROPHIC ENGINE MALFUNCTION. TOTAL AIRFRAMES AREA AN ESTIMATION BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. THE LATE PROCESSING OF THIS REPORT IS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WAIT FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FAMILY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.