What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft stolen from hangar at big bear airport by two 14 year boys. Aircraft ran out of fuel after a brief flight and crash landed in the Joshua Tree national park. The two young boys were taken into custody after determination the injuries were limited to bruises and abrasions. Damage was limited to collapsed nose gear and minor damage to engine cowl and prop. NTSB will not consider this an accident or assign a file number. Aircraft recovered and transported by privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT STOLEN FROM HANGAR AT BIG BEAR AIRPORT BY TWO 14 YEAR BOYS. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER A BRIEF FLIGHT AND CRASH LANDED IN THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. THE TWO YOUNG BOYS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER DETERMINATION THE INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWL AND PROP. NTSB WILL NOT CONSIDER THIS AN ACCIDENT OR ASSIGN A FILE NUMBER. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^
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