What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 8/16/2008 at 1540 hours, N31BF, Socata model MS894A serial number: 11682 approx 1.5 miles south of oswego county airport (fzy) crashed in an open field after clipping two trees in a tree line before a open field. The pilot, privacy data omitted, certificate #privacy data omitted, attempted to land after experiencing engine failure during a left climb out from fzy runway 24. The pilot reported hearing a bang, then the engine vibrating followed by loss of power. Both the pilot and passenger received minor facial injuries and were sent to a local hospital; both were released. The aircraft received substantial damage: the lt gear/wheel assembly was detached from the aircraft. The left and right wing, left elevator and firewall also received substantial damage. The franklin engine, model 6A-350-C1 sn: 52727-3 had a tear in the upper part of the engine. Laying approximately 10 feet in front of the wreckage, the #3 connecting rod was found with part of the crankshaft still attached. The connecting rod piston end was not broken but the wrist pin was gone. The propeller was found with a minor bend on both blades. VMC conditions existed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 8/16/2008 AT 1540 HOURS, N31BF, SOCATA MODEL MS894A SERIAL NUMBER: 11682 APPROX 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT (FZY) CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER CLIPPING TWO TREES IN A TREE LINE BEFORE A OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE DURING A LEFT CLIMB OUT FROM FZY RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A BANG, THEN THE ENGINE VIBRATING FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL INJURIES AND WERE SENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL; BOTH WERE RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE: THE LT GEAR/WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING, LEFT ELEVATOR AND FIREWALL ALSO RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FRANKLIN ENGINE, MODEL 6A-350-C1 SN: 52727-3 HAD A TEAR IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE. LAYING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE WRECKAGE, THE #3 CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND WITH PART OF THE CRANKSHAFT STILL ATTACHED. THE CONNECTING ROD PISTON END WAS NOT BROKEN BUT THE WRIST PIN WAS GONE. THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND WITH A MINOR BEND ON BOTH BLADES. VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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