What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the return from a 1.5 hour local sightseeing flight, while @ 1200 AGL, the engine power hesitated. Pilot climbed to 1600 AGL and after leveling out, the engine quit. During the descent glide, the pilot checked; carb heat, fuel selections between "both", "right", & "left", and checked the mixture knob @ "full rich", checked the ignition switch selection, and stowed the "primer" knob. The landing was in a marshy bog with flaps selected to 20 degrees and the control yoke was pulled to full aft. The pilot and 3 passengers received minor injuries and walked to an access road.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE RETURN FROM A 1.5 HOUR LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, WHILE @ 1200 AGL, THE ENGINE POWER HESITATED. PILOT CLIMBED TO 1600 AGL AND AFTER LEVELING OUT, THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE DESCENT GLIDE, THE PILOT CHECKED; CARB HEAT, FUEL SELECTIONS BETWEEN "BOTH", "RIGHT", & "LEFT", AND CHECKED THE MIXTURE KNOB @ "FULL RICH", CHECKED THE IGNITION SWITCH SELECTION, AND STOWED THE "PRIMER" KNOB. THE LANDING WAS IN A MARSHY BOG WITH FLAPS SELECTED TO 20 DEGREES AND THE CONTROL YOKE WAS PULLED TO FULL AFT. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WALKED TO AN ACCESS ROAD.
NTSB investigation
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