What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Marysville calif (myv) at approximately 12:30 pm on 5/10/2009. The weather was VFR intended route of flight was sightseeing in the local area. At approximately 1:10 pm PST. The aircraft experienced an engine malfucntion. There was a sudden stoppage of the engine, then a short restart, followed by a complete stoppage. The pilot stated that the reason for the stoppage was unknown and fuel was onboard the aircraft. The engine failure occured at 1100 ft. AGL while heading approximately 090 degrees the pilot spotted a lava bed coming from a mountanious area and landed on the lava bed. The aircraft nosed over after landing damaging the propeller and lower engine and cowling. There were no injuries. The NTSB has notified a prelimanry report at this time. Further investigation to follow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARYSVILLE CALIF (MYV) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM ON 5/10/2009. THE WEATHER WAS VFR INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS SIGHTSEEING IN THE LOCAL AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 1:10 PM PST. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE MALFUCNTION. THERE WAS A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE, THEN A SHORT RESTART, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE STOPPAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE STOPPAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND FUEL WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURED AT 1100 FT. AGL WHILE HEADING APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES THE PILOT SPOTTED A LAVA BED COMING FROM A MOUNTANIOUS AREA AND LANDED ON THE LAVA BED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE AND COWLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE NTSB HAS NOTIFIED A PRELIMANRY REPORT AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW.
NTSB investigation
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