What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Loss of engine power on approach to Ramona, CA airport (krnm). Impact approximately 2 miles from Ramona, CA airport. Aircraft empennage caught fire after impact. Right wing was broken off from impact with tree just prior to impact. Aircraft composite sections were destroyed by fire. Occupants exited the aircraft with minor injuries. Occupants were treated by emergency paramedics and released. (-23 amendment) PIC has not attended a safety program seminar in last 3 years. PIC had just purchased aircraft from privacy data omitted in from overland park, Kansas. Purchased fuel (17.9 gallons) at sun western flyers FBO at bullhead city, AZ int. Arpt. PIC stated 50 gals (100LL) on board at bullhead city. Aircraft was completely destroyed with fire after impact. PIC and pax exited aircraft when aircraft stopped skidding on ground after right wing broke off when it caught on the tree to the right of their flight path. Engine had a jpi instruments model EDM-700 installed in aircraft. No data was able to be retrieved due to the engine analyzer instrument system being cremated by fire. NTSB privacy data omitted is pending getting Lycoming to inspect fire damaged engine. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he did not see fire from engine area. He said when aircraft came to rest on the ground, he looked behind him and his passenger for fire and there was fire to the rear of the aircraft. PIC and pax exited and got away from aircraft. Aircraft increased burning and all that was left was a bump in front (engine) and part of the vertical empenage. Remains of N320WH is at air transport, phoenix, ax, privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON APPROACH TO RAMONA, CA AIRPORT (KRNM). IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM RAMONA, CA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT EMPENNAGE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT. RIGHT WING WAS BROKEN OFF FROM IMPACT WITH TREE JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. AIRCRAFT COMPOSITE SECTIONS WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE. OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. OCCUPANTS WERE TREATED BY EMERGENCY PARAMEDICS AND RELEASED. (-23 AMENDMENT) PIC HAS NOT ATTENDED A SAFETY PROGRAM SEMINAR IN LAST 3 YEARS. PIC HAD JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN FROM OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS. PURCHASED FUEL (17.9 GALLONS) AT SUN WESTERN FLYERS FBO AT BULLHEAD CITY, AZ INT. ARPT. PIC STATED 50 GALS (100LL) ON BOARD AT BULLHEAD CITY. AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH FIRE AFTER IMPACT. PIC AND PAX EXITED AIRCRAFT WHEN AIRCRAFT STOPPED SKIDDING ON GROUND AFTER RIGHT WING BROKE OFF WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE TREE TO THE RIGHT OF THEIR FLIGHT PATH. ENGINE HAD A JPI INSTRUMENTS MODEL EDM-700 INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. NO DATA WAS ABLE TO BE RETRIEVED DUE TO THE ENGINE ANALYZER INSTRUMENT SYSTEM BEING CREMATED BY FIRE. NTSB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS PENDING GETTING LYCOMING TO INSPECT FIRE DAMAGED ENGINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE FIRE FROM ENGINE AREA. HE SAID WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND, HE LOOKED BEHIND HIM AND HIS PASSENGER FOR FIRE AND THERE WAS FIRE TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. PIC AND PAX EXITED AND GOT AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT INCREASED BURNING AND ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS A BUMP IN FRONT (ENGINE) AND PART OF THE VERTICAL EMPENAGE. REMAINS OF N320WH IS AT AIR TRANSPORT, PHOENIX, AX, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.