What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot had stated he was at 2800 feet and started to lose power. He switched the magnetos settings from both to left to right going back to both and did not seem to kame the airplane regain power. We were notified by the pilot they had already drained the fuel into 5 gallon buckets. The buckets were contaminated. I notified the pilot not to touch the airplane any further until the FAA had released it to him or the insurance company. The owner and the pilot were notified by the FAA that they could move the aircraft to a storage facility and notify the FAA where it would be stored but do not disassemble trouble shoot or run up the engine. NTSB authorized funding for removal of the carburaator and disassembling of the carburetor only. After examining the carburetor it was noted that the safey wire was cut on the drain plug. The carburetor and the gasolater contained contaminates. I believe that they stored the plane in the winter moths with aurto (STC) gas and then drained the fuel and filled up with 100LL. I believe this is a contributing factor to the contaminated system. The contaminates were of a undetermined complsition. No further investigation at this time.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT HAD STATED HE WAS AT 2800 FEET AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. HE SWITCHED THE MAGNETOS SETTINGS FROM BOTH TO LEFT TO RIGHT GOING BACK TO BOTH AND DID NOT SEEM TO KAME THE AIRPLANE REGAIN POWER. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE PILOT THEY HAD ALREADY DRAINED THE FUEL INTO 5 GALLON BUCKETS. THE BUCKETS WERE CONTAMINATED. I NOTIFIED THE PILOT NOT TO TOUCH THE AIRPLANE ANY FURTHER UNTIL THE FAA HAD RELEASED IT TO HIM OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE OWNER AND THE PILOT WERE NOTIFIED BY THE FAA THAT THEY COULD MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO A STORAGE FACILITY AND NOTIFY THE FAA WHERE IT WOULD BE STORED BUT DO NOT DISASSEMBLE TROUBLE SHOOT OR RUN UP THE ENGINE. NTSB AUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR REMOVAL OF THE CARBURAATOR AND DISASSEMBLING OF THE CARBURETOR ONLY. AFTER EXAMINING THE CARBURETOR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SAFEY WIRE WAS CUT ON THE DRAIN PLUG. THE CARBURETOR AND THE GASOLATER CONTAINED CONTAMINATES. I BELIEVE THAT THEY STORED THE PLANE IN THE WINTER MOTHS WITH AURTO (STC) GAS AND THEN DRAINED THE FUEL AND FILLED UP WITH 100LL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE CONTAMINATED SYSTEM. THE CONTAMINATES WERE OF A UNDETERMINED COMPLSITION. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
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