What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft lost engine power while enroute to alice, TX to drop skydivers at a high school football game. The pilot stated the aircraft engine quit running and he looked for a place to land. The aircraft hit a fence post breaking the nose gear then skidded approximately 150 feet before flipping upside down. The nose gear and strut was completely broken off the aircraft. The left wing lift strut was damaged from the crash and the aft fuselage was bent from the impact of the vertical stabilizer. The right wing sustained damage from the efforts to upright the aircraft. There was no post crash fire. Fuel onboard was approx 60 gals, 30 on each side. The 81 year old passenger sustained serious injury from the accident requiring hospitalization. The pilot and second passenger only sustained minor cuts and bruises.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ENROUTE TO ALICE, TX TO DROP SKYDIVERS AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE POST BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR THEN SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR AND STRUT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE CRASH AND THE AFT FUSELAGE WAS BENT FROM THE IMPACT OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE EFFORTS TO UPRIGHT THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. FUEL ONBOARD WAS APPROX 60 GALS, 30 ON EACH SIDE. THE 81 YEAR OLD PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. THE PILOT AND SECOND PASSENGER ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
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