What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06/02/2008, at approximately 1052 PST, a davison Varieze amatuer built aircraft, N644VZ, owned and operated privacy data omitted experienced a loss of power as the aircraft was turning base approximately one mile west of the Arlington airport (kawo) located in Arlington, Washington. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received minor injuries. Phone converstation with the pilot on 06/04/2008, the pilot stated it was the aircrafts second flight. He was flying north of the airport when the tachometer in the aircraft had failed. On returning to the airport the aircraft experienced a loss o fpower and the pilot made the decision to land in a grass field. Upon the landing the aircraft caught the tall and flipped several times before stopping in an upside down position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06/02/2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1052 PST, A DAVISON VARIEZE AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT, N644VZ, OWNED AND OPERATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING BASE APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF THE ARLINGTON AIRPORT (KAWO) LOCATED IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PHONE CONVERSTATION WITH THE PILOT ON 06/04/2008, THE PILOT STATED IT WAS THE AIRCRAFTS SECOND FLIGHT. HE WAS FLYING NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WHEN THE TACHOMETER IN THE AIRCRAFT HAD FAILED. ON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS O FPOWER AND THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND IN A GRASS FIELD. UPON THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT THE TALL AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STOPPING IN AN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.