What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Lost power for unknown reason. Notified zse of problem while under flight following. Attempted carb-heat application, changed throttle setting and mixture setting. Checked fuel selector. Engine eventually quit running. Attempted to reach Beaver Marsh State Airport (2S2). Landed in wooded terrain about 1 mile south of 2S2 that was recently logged but had stumps. Substantial damage, nose gear, cowling, wings. No injuries to pilot or passenger. On 01/27/2007, during removal of the aircraft it was noted that the fuel tanks contained a combined total of 12 gallons of fuel. The fuel sampled revealed no contamination, including the gascolator. The top spark plugs were removed and exhibited a grey color. The carburetor was broken from its mount on the manifold and the air-box was broken from the carburetor. Throttle, mixture and carb-heat control continuity was confirmed but settings could not be determined. The magnetos produced spark and all cylinders had compression (thumb check over plug holes) when the engine was rotated. Some ice was noted in the intake manifold where it was broken but the aircraft was exposed to weather prior to removal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NOTIFIED ZSE OF PROBLEM WHILE UNDER FLIGHT FOLLOWING. ATTEMPTED CARB-HEAT APPLICATION, CHANGED THROTTLE SETTING AND MIXTURE SETTING. CHECKED FUEL SELECTOR. ENGINE EVENTUALLY QUIT RUNNING. ATTEMPTED TO REACH BEAVER MARSH STATE AIRPORT (2S2). LANDED IN WOODED TERRAIN ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF 2S2 THAT WAS RECENTLY LOGGED BUT HAD STUMPS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NOSE GEAR, COWLING, WINGS. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. ON 01/27/2007, DURING REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 12 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE FUEL SAMPLED REVEALED NO CONTAMINATION, INCLUDING THE GASCOLATOR. THE TOP SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED AND EXHIBITED A GREY COLOR. THE CARBURETOR WAS BROKEN FROM ITS MOUNT ON THE MANIFOLD AND THE AIR-BOX WAS BROKEN FROM THE CARBURETOR. THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND CARB-HEAT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED BUT SETTINGS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MAGNETOS PRODUCED SPARK AND ALL CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION (THUMB CHECK OVER PLUG HOLES) WHEN THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED. SOME ICE WAS NOTED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE IT WAS BROKEN BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPOSED TO WEATHER PRIOR TO REMOVAL.
NTSB investigation
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