What happened
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privacy data omitted Departed aniak, AK on the morning of June 16,2009 with two passengers and flew to sleetmute,AK. They departed sleetmute around 3:30 local time and flew to Crooked Creek, AK. Upon arrival to the Crooked Creek Airport there was a rain shower crossing the airport and he decided to abort his landing. He made a normal climbing turn to the left (southwest) and allowed another aircraft to go ahead and land. During this gradual turn to the left around 1000 ft. MSL and two to three miles to the south of the Crooked Creek airstrip. This is when the engine suddenly lost power. He switched fuel tanks and tried to restart the engine with ignition and fuel boost pump. He then set up for a gliding desent across the river towards an area of small trees where they impacted the tundra.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ANIAK, AK ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 16,2009 WITH TWO PASSENGERS AND FLEW TO SLEETMUTE,AK. THEY DEPARTED SLEETMUTE AROUND 3:30 LOCAL TIME AND FLEW TO CROOKED CREEK, AK. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE CROOKED CREEK AIRPORT THERE WAS A RAIN SHOWER CROSSING THE AIRPORT AND HE DECIDED TO ABORT HIS LANDING. HE MADE A NORMAL CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT (SOUTHWEST) AND ALLOWED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO GO AHEAD AND LAND. DURING THIS GRADUAL TURN TO THE LEFT AROUND 1000 FT. MSL AND TWO TO THREE MILES TO THE SOUTH OF THE CROOKED CREEK AIRSTRIP. THIS IS WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH IGNITION AND FUEL BOOST PUMP. HE THEN SET UP FOR A GLIDING DESENT ACROSS THE RIVER TOWARDS AN AREA OF SMALL TREES WHERE THEY IMPACTED THE TUNDRA.
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