What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On jan 14, 2006 at approximately 1225 local, the pilot privacy data omitted departed on his second flight of the day from runway 13 at pir. He was giving rides for children attending a family member's birthday party. There were five passengers on board. According to the pilot and a witness, the aircraft climbed to approximately 400 to 500 feet AGL, then the engine began to surge. The pilot made an immediate turn to the left and made a continuous left descending turn towards the airport. The pilot stated that he did not remember if he shut the auxiliary fuel pump off after climb out, but he did state that he verified the electric (auxiliary) fuel pump was in the "on" position a few seconds after the engine quit. The pilot also stated that he attempted to move the fuel valve to another tank. The engine did not re-start. The aircraft impacted the ground on the top of a small hill and continued to travel down into a shallow canyon where it impacted again (seven tenths mile ese of pir). The aircraft sustained substantial damage from the impact. The piot and 4 passengers received serious injuries and an eleven year old boy died at the scene as a result of the accident. Only the main tanks were fueled prior to the flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JAN 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 LOCAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ON HIS SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY FROM RUNWAY 13 AT PIR. HE WAS GIVING RIDES FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING A FAMILY MEMBER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET AGL, THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. THE PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE LEFT AND MADE A CONTINUOUS LEFT DESCENDING TURN TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER IF HE SHUT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP OFF AFTER CLIMB OUT, BUT HE DID STATE THAT HE VERIFIED THE ELECTRIC (AUXILIARY) FUEL PUMP WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE FUEL VALVE TO ANOTHER TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RE-START. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE TOP OF A SMALL HILL AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL DOWN INTO A SHALLOW CANYON WHERE IT IMPACTED AGAIN (SEVEN TENTHS MILE ESE OF PIR). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. THE PIOT AND 4 PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD BOY DIED AT THE SCENE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. ONLY THE MAIN TANKS WERE FUELED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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