What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During cruise flight from rhp to akh, pilot missed akh airport and began to zigzag when the engine quit running. The electric fuel pump was turned on and the engine did not return with power. The oil pressure was indicating and the propeller was windmilling. Pilot selected a pine thicket and made emergency landing. Aircraft sustained substantial damage without injury to pilot. No fuel was found in left tank and only unusable fuel found in right tank. A small trace of fuel found in lowest fuel sump drain. Pilot did not have a valid medical certificate, a current bfr, aircraft operating limitations, or a valid registration on board.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM RHP TO AKH, PILOT MISSED AKH AIRPORT AND BEGAN TO ZIGZAG WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RETURN WITH POWER. THE OIL PRESSURE WAS INDICATING AND THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING. PILOT SELECTED A PINE THICKET AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITHOUT INJURY TO PILOT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN LEFT TANK AND ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL FOUND IN RIGHT TANK. A SMALL TRACE OF FUEL FOUND IN LOWEST FUEL SUMP DRAIN. PILOT DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, A CURRENT BFR, AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS, OR A VALID REGISTRATION ON BOARD.
NTSB investigation
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