What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 22, 2002, sandro simonetto and a passenger were flying N734KG, a Cessna-172, from hicks field, fort worth, Texas to san antonio. They departed at night. The aircraft climbed to 2000 ft. and started to climb to 3000 ft. when the engine became rough and then quit. They glided down and crashed in a remote area near Granbury, Texas. No injuries to either occupant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 22, 2002, SANDRO SIMONETTO AND A PASSENGER WERE FLYING N734KG, A CESSNA-172, FROM HICKS FIELD, FORT WORTH, TEXAS TO SAN ANTONIO. THEY DEPARTED AT NIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 2000 FT. AND STARTED TO CLIMB TO 3000 FT. WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. THEY GLIDED DOWN AND CRASHED IN A REMOTE AREA NEAR GRANBURY, TEXAS. NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.
Other reports on N734KG · 2
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