What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot privacy data omitted executed an off-airport landing approximately 2 miles southwest of hicks airport after losing engine power. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that the engine sputtered and failed when he was descending through 2,300 feet. The aircraft rolled a short distance after touchdown, struck a small embankment, and flipped to an inverted position before coming to a rest. ATC information indicates that the pilot privacy data omitted became lost during the course of a training flight and was receiving radar vectors to hicks airport. A review of the aircraft dispatch records indicates that he had flown for 3.2 hours at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKS AIRPORT AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FAILED WHEN HE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 2,300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN, STRUCK A SMALL EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED TO AN INVERTED POSITION BEFORE COMING TO A REST. ATC INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BECAME LOST DURING THE COURSE OF A TRAINING FLIGHT AND WAS RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS TO HICKS AIRPORT. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT DISPATCH RECORDS INDICATES THAT HE HAD FLOWN FOR 3.2 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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