What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Preliminary report was of a sudden loss of engine power while aircraft was transitioning from the environs of stockton, CA to Lathrop, CA for photographic operation. Aircraft was being operated by pilot rore, operating the aircraft from the right hand seat. Subsequent interview with pilot, and examination of the aircraft revealed the following: pilot rore stated the engine suddenly stopped operating as he was entering a left hand turn, at papproximately 3,000FT. AGL. Attempts to restart the engine were without success. Upon further questioning, pilot rore stated he pre-flighted the aircraft, and took-off with two passengers to conduct aerial photography at approximately 1117 hrs. Departure was normal, and flight proceeded over an area of stockton where aerial photography was to take place. Clouds covered the area of interest, so the pilot at the request of his passenger photographer, proceeded towards Lathrop, CA where other areas were to be photographed. During this operation, the engine suddenly stopped. Pilot rore states emergency procedures were employed. Pilot stated verbally that restart attempts were unsuccessful. An eventual emergency landing was made on a pasture.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE ENVIRONS OF STOCKTON, CA TO LATHROP, CA FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC OPERATION. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY PILOT RORE, OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT HAND SEAT. SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW WITH PILOT, AND EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: PILOT RORE STATED THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING AS HE WAS ENTERING A LEFT HAND TURN, AT PAPPROXIMATELY 3,000FT. AGL. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE WITHOUT SUCCESS. UPON FURTHER QUESTIONING, PILOT RORE STATED HE PRE-FLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND TOOK-OFF WITH TWO PASSENGERS TO CONDUCT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AT APPROXIMATELY 1117 HRS. DEPARTURE WAS NORMAL, AND FLIGHT PROCEEDED OVER AN AREA OF STOCKTON WHERE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WAS TO TAKE PLACE. CLOUDS COVERED THE AREA OF INTEREST, SO THE PILOT AT THE REQUEST OF HIS PASSENGER PHOTOGRAPHER, PROCEEDED TOWARDS LATHROP, CA WHERE OTHER AREAS WERE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED. DURING THIS OPERATION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. PILOT RORE STATES EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE EMPLOYED. PILOT STATED VERBALLY THAT RESTART ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AN EVENTUAL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A PASTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.