What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Cessna 206, N9374Z, was on contact with the usfs conducting a reconnaissance mission when the pilot privacy data omitted noticed an audible change in RPM. He checked his instruments and noticed the engine oil pressure was declining rapidly on the digital indicator. He located a suitable emergency landing site near the horse mountain fire lookout. An emergency landing was performed just to the south of the fire lookout. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, right wing tip, nose landing gear, nose landing gear tunnel area and engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CESSNA 206, N9374Z, WAS ON CONTACT WITH THE USFS CONDUCTING A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED AN AUDIBLE CHANGE IN RPM. HE CHECKED HIS INSTRUMENTS AND NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS DECLINING RAPIDLY ON THE DIGITAL INDICATOR. HE LOCATED A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITE NEAR THE HORSE MOUNTAIN FIRE LOOKOUT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE LOOKOUT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING TIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR TUNNEL AREA AND ENGINE COWLING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.