What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed mri rnwy 25 with 1 p.o.b. the engine started losing power over the cook inlet and the pilot turned the aircraft around, attempting to return to mri. The engine quit and the pilot attempted to land at the port of Anchorage, hitting a dirt pile and flipping the aircraft over. The damage to the aircraft was substantial and the pilot was not seriously hurt or injured. Both the NTSB and FAA were at the scene of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MRI RNWY 25 WITH 1 P.O.B. THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER OVER THE COOK INLET AND THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND, ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO MRI. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE PORT OF ANCHORAGE, HITTING A DIRT PILE AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND THE PILOT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT OR INJURED. BOTH THE NTSB AND FAA WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.