What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Right engine quit on climb from takeoff. Pilot attempted to land on highway. Aircraft bounced off highway and nosed into a berm along the ditch. Pilot was assisted out of the aircraft by witnesses. Airplane was destroyed by fire. Lycoming motors involved in investigation. Engine disassembly to be completed by Lycoming motors to determine cause of engine failure. 10/14/2004 engine manufacturer disassembled left and right engines. Determination could not be made as to cause of engine malfunction due to damage caused by post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB FROM TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF HIGHWAY AND NOSED INTO A BERM ALONG THE DITCH. PILOT WAS ASSISTED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY WITNESSES. AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. LYCOMING MOTORS INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY TO BE COMPLETED BY LYCOMING MOTORS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. 10/14/2004 ENGINE MANUFACTURER DISASSEMBLED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. DETERMINATION COULD NOT BE MADE AS TO CAUSE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.