What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Fatal accident while attempting to land. Pilot attempted several landings and was unsuccessful in two attempts on the third atttempt the aircraft stalled and crashed approximately 1/8TH of a mile from the runway. Maintenance contributed to the accident, engine performance was effected by magneto timing that was not in accordance with manufactures maintenance manuals, lead fowled spark plugs and a magneto that was installed without being appropriately safetied causing the washer and nut to fall off and rest in the oil pan. The magneto was floating and grinding on the engine case and not functioning properly at the time of accident. The engine suffered some power loss.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL LANDINGS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TWO ATTEMPTS ON THE THIRD ATTTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/8TH OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT, ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS EFFECTED BY MAGNETO TIMING THAT WAS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURES MAINTENANCE MANUALS, LEAD FOWLED SPARK PLUGS AND A MAGNETO THAT WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT BEING APPROPRIATELY SAFETIED CAUSING THE WASHER AND NUT TO FALL OFF AND REST IN THE OIL PAN. THE MAGNETO WAS FLOATING AND GRINDING ON THE ENGINE CASE AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE SUFFERED SOME POWER LOSS.
NTSB investigation
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