What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the initial NTSB report - the pilot reported he departed pdq, 6-5-05. The weather was not a factor, about 2 hours into the flight, at 4000 feet, the engine cutout or missed a couple of times and then quit. The pilot then turned the fuel boost pump on and attempted a restart with no success, he then selected the other fuel tank and again attempted another start, after several failed attempts he tried to get to a clearing but failed, crashing in trees, about 0200 zuluz, 6-6-05. *****I interviewed the pilot privacy data omitted in person 6-16-05 in ani. The pilot privacy data omitted said that he had departed pdq about 1520 local and the accident occurred about 1715 local. His engine quit about 1 hour and 50 mins. In the flight. He was using fuel from the left tank when the engine quit, he then selected the right tank and attempted to start the engine. The engine would not restart and the pilot privacy data omitted attempted to land in a clear area, but began to clip trees, then landed on the tundra rolling out for a short distance then flipped nose first stopping upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL NTSB REPORT - THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED PDQ, 6-5-05. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, ABOUT 2 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 4000 FEET, THE ENGINE CUTOUT OR MISSED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS, HE THEN SELECTED THE OTHER FUEL TANK AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED ANOTHER START, AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS HE TRIED TO GET TO A CLEARING BUT FAILED, CRASHING IN TREES, ABOUT 0200 ZULUZ, 6-6-05. *****I INTERVIEWED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ IN PERSON 6-16-05 IN ANI. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID THAT HE HAD DEPARTED PDQ ABOUT 1520 LOCAL AND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 1715 LOCAL. HIS ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 50 MINS. IN THE FLIGHT. HE WAS USING FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, HE THEN SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A CLEAR AREA, BUT BEGAN TO CLIP TREES, THEN LANDED ON THE TUNDRA ROLLING OUT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN FLIPPED NOSE FIRST STOPPING UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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