What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was on a flight from oakland CA to north bend or. The aircraft was in level flight in clear air at 12,0000 feet when both engines quit. The PIC switched both fuel tanks to cross feed, turned both fuel pumps on, and tried to re-start both engines. The pilot could not restart either engine and elected to land at Cave Junction airport. The pilot could not find the altitude for the airport and overshot the runway and impacted trees 1/2 mile south of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the passenger in the right seat was killed. The other 2 passengers and the pilot were injured. (-23 amendment) the aircraft was on a flight from oakland CA. To north bend Oregon, the aircraft was in level flight in clear air at 12,000 when the pilot experienced engine problems and loss of power in both engines. The PIC tried to regain the engines, he applied carb heat, switched fuel tanks to x feed, fuel pumps on and tried to restart both engines. The pilot elected to land at Cave Junction, OR. The aircraft descended through very bad weather and overshot the runway heading south. The aircraft impacted trees as it turned crosswind 1/4 mile south of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the right seat pilot/passenger was killed on impact. The PIC and two back seat passengers were injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM OAKLAND CA TO NORTH BEND OR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN CLEAR AIR AT 12,0000 FEET WHEN BOTH ENGINES QUIT. THE PIC SWITCHED BOTH FUEL TANKS TO CROSS FEED, TURNED BOTH FUEL PUMPS ON, AND TRIED TO RE-START BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART EITHER ENGINE AND ELECTED TO LAND AT CAVE JUNCTION AIRPORT. THE PILOT COULD NOT FIND THE ALTITUDE FOR THE AIRPORT AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TREES 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS KILLED. THE OTHER 2 PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WERE INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM OAKLAND CA. TO NORTH BEND OREGON, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN CLEAR AIR AT 12,000 WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. THE PIC TRIED TO REGAIN THE ENGINES, HE APPLIED CARB HEAT, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO X FEED, FUEL PUMPS ON AND TRIED TO RESTART BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT CAVE JUNCTION, OR. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH VERY BAD WEATHER AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY HEADING SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AS IT TURNED CROSSWIND 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/PASSENGER WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. THE PIC AND TWO BACK SEAT PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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