What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N7395C departed concord, CA airport at approximately 0715 hrs 5/28/2007. A few minutes later after attaining 4000', the engine started running rough. The pilot was in the process of making a decision to return to concord to have the engine checked. The engine started vibrating severely and sustained engine power loss. The aircraft started losing altitude. The pilot tried to contact travis for assistance but was not able to contact. He was able to contact concord and they asked for souls and fuel on board. At this point, the aircraft descended to 100' AGL and was unable to make it to an airport. The pilot was able to land the aircraft in an isolate marsh. The aircraft landed on soft dirt and rolled out to a mud surface and flipped over to the inverted position. Three occupants egressed the aircraft. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot was able to contact local law enforcement on his cell phone. A chp helicopter retrieved the survivors with the assistance of the Napa County sheriff's dept. The NTSB has authorized the removal of the aircraft for further investigation. The aircraft will be examined by the NTSB at plane parts in pleasant grove, CA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N7395C DEPARTED CONCORD, CA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 HRS 5/28/2007. A FEW MINUTES LATER AFTER ATTAINING 4000', THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A DECISION TO RETURN TO CONCORD TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED. THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING SEVERELY AND SUSTAINED ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTACT TRAVIS FOR ASSISTANCE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT CONCORD AND THEY ASKED FOR SOULS AND FUEL ON BOARD. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 100' AGL AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ISOLATE MARSH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SOFT DIRT AND ROLLED OUT TO A MUD SURFACE AND FLIPPED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THREE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HIS CELL PHONE. A CHP HELICOPTER RETRIEVED THE SURVIVORS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE NAPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. THE NTSB HAS AUTHORIZED THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE NTSB AT PLANE PARTS IN PLEASANT GROVE, CA.
NTSB investigation
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