What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft encountered engine problem enroute from arlington, WA to Everett, WA. Pilot requested emergency landing at pae. Shortly radioed he could not make the airport and was attempting a forced landing at an Everett reservoir grassy area. Witness saw the aircraft in a steep left turn toward the reservoir and then dropped from his flight path into a residential area. The aircraft crashed tail high into a residential backyard killing the pilot and significantaly burning the wreckage. Subsequent investigation revealed oil loss and internal engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ENGINE PROBLEM ENROUTE FROM ARLINGTON, WA TO EVERETT, WA. PILOT REQUESTED EMERGENCY LANDING AT PAE. SHORTLY RADIOED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND WAS ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING AT AN EVERETT RESERVOIR GRASSY AREA. WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP LEFT TURN TOWARD THE RESERVOIR AND THEN DROPPED FROM HIS FLIGHT PATH INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TAIL HIGH INTO A RESIDENTIAL BACKYARD KILLING THE PILOT AND SIGNIFICANTALY BURNING THE WRECKAGE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED OIL LOSS AND INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.