What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Examination of the aircraft noted substantial damage to the aircraft. The owner of the aircraft, privacy data omitted accompanied me to his hangar during this investigation. privacy data omitted The pilot of the aircraft was not available for comment the day of the accident due to injuries sustained during the hard landing. I opened the fuel tank of the aircraft, and noted the odor of automotive gasoline. I asked privacy data omitted if he was using automotive fuel in the aircraft. He said yes. privacy data omitted Produced the maintenance logs for the aircraft. The review of these logs found the last annual inspection for this aircraft had been performed in December of 1973. Additionally, no approved alterations were noted in these logs to use automotive gasoline in the aircraft. Statements given by privacy data omitted supported the history noted in the aircraft maintenance logs. I asked privacy data omitted about the flight history of the aircraft on the day of the accident. privacy data omitted Stated he and the pilot privacy data omitted had been working on the aircraft, and it had flown two other times that day, and on the third flight, experienced a loss of engine power that resulted in a hard landing. ^p^ privacy data omitted stated these were test flights of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ ACCOMPANIED ME TO HIS HANGAR DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE HARD LANDING. I OPENED THE FUEL TANK OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND NOTED THE ODOR OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DA^ IF HE WAS USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID YES. ^PRIVACY DA^ PRODUCED THE MAINTENANCE LOGS FOR THE AIRCRAFT. THE REVIEW OF THESE LOGS FOUND THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN DECEMBER OF 1973. ADDITIONALLY, NO APPROVED ALTERATIONS WERE NOTED IN THESE LOGS TO USE AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE IN THE AIRCRAFT. STATEMENTS GIVEN BY ^PRIVACY DA^ SUPPORTED THE HISTORY NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGS. I ASKED ^PRIVACY DA^ ABOUT THE FLIGHT HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED HE AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT HAD FLOWN TWO OTHER TIMES THAT DAY, AND ON THE THIRD FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. ^P^ ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THESE WERE TEST FLIGHTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.