What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed murray field arcata and during climb out lost engine RPM and power. Pilot pulled carb heat at about 800 feet, continued to lose power and altitude. Engine continued to run at low rmp as pilot prepared for a water landing. Power was not restored and pilot forced to make an emergency landing in humboldt bay. Borescope of all cylinders indicated no engine damage. Aircraft does have an STC for auto fuel. The pilot privacy data omitted voluntarily surrendered his private pilot certificate privacy data omitted, airworthiness certificate and aircraft data plate to the oakland flight standards district office of the federal aviation administration. He knowingly made this decision without duress from any individual. He understands that this constitutes unequivocal abandonment of the certificates and that an FAA airman certificate or rating.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MURRAY FIELD ARCATA AND DURING CLIMB OUT LOST ENGINE RPM AND POWER. PILOT PULLED CARB HEAT AT ABOUT 800 FEET, CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND ALTITUDE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT LOW RMP AS PILOT PREPARED FOR A WATER LANDING. POWER WAS NOT RESTORED AND PILOT FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN HUMBOLDT BAY. BORESCOPE OF ALL CYLINDERS INDICATED NO ENGINE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT DOES HAVE AN STC FOR AUTO FUEL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND AIRCRAFT DATA PLATE TO THE OAKLAND FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. HE KNOWINGLY MADE THIS DECISION WITHOUT DURESS FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS CONSTITUTES UNEQUIVOCAL ABANDONMENT OF THE CERTIFICATES AND THAT AN FAA AIRMAN CERTIFICATE OR RATING.