What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday October 4th, 2008 privacy data omitted who is a private pilot with instrument/multiengine ratings and over 2100 hours of flying experience departed from trenton n.j. (ttn) enroute to st. simons island, GA (ssi). privacy data omitted Was flying her personal Cessna T210M registered N11PC. This was a day VFR flight. privacy data omitted Was approximately 4 hours into the flight when she reported losing power 1 minute 38 seconds after beginning her descent from 4500 ft into ssi. She requested the location of the closest airport and was told she was approximately one mile from hunter army airfield. 3 minutes and 47 seconds later air traffic indicated radar contact was lost. privacy data omitted Made an emergency landing in the marsh south of skidaway island. She was approximately 8 miles south of hunter army airfield.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 4TH, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT/MULTIENGINE RATINGS AND OVER 2100 HOURS OF FLYING EXPERIENCE DEPARTED FROM TRENTON N.J. (TTN) ENROUTE TO ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA (SSI). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HER PERSONAL CESSNA T210M REGISTERED N11PC. THIS WAS A DAY VFR FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT WHEN SHE REPORTED LOSING POWER 1 MINUTE 38 SECONDS AFTER BEGINNING HER DESCENT FROM 4500 FT INTO SSI. SHE REQUESTED THE LOCATION OF THE CLOSEST AIRPORT AND WAS TOLD SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD. 3 MINUTES AND 47 SECONDS LATER AIR TRAFFIC INDICATED RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE MARSH SOUTH OF SKIDAWAY ISLAND. SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.