What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 05/17/2009 Stinson aircraft N31584 departed la crosse, WI with a destination of Winona, MN. Aircraft had only reached an altitude of 1200 ft when the engine quit running. Pilot was unable to restart the engine and made an emergency landing that put the aircraft into a stand of trees resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. There were two persons on board, both received only minor injuries. Both wings, all control surfaces, landing gear and fuselage sustained substantial damage. Pilot-kenneth graves contact- cell phone privacy data omitted, passenger-privacy data omitted phone privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05/17/2009 STINSON AIRCRAFT N31584 DEPARTED LA CROSSE, WI WITH A DESTINATION OF WINONA, MN. AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THAT PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A STAND OF TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, BOTH RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. BOTH WINGS, ALL CONTROL SURFACES, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT-KENNETH GRAVES CONTACT- CELL PHONE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PASSENGER-^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PHONE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.