What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed vernal, UT on 10/24/2009 for a local flight. While decending enroute, the aircraft experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot attempted to land on a sand bar in the green river near Jensen, UT but landed short contacting the water and flipping over. At the time of initial notification to the FAA and NTSB, the owner, privacy data omitted stated the aircraft was an unregistered and uncertificated ultralight. During the investigation, it was found that this aircraft qualified as a light sport aircraft. Further investigation found the aircraft was in fact registered and certificated as such. privacy data omitted Does not possess a valid pilot certificate to operate the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VERNAL, UT ON 10/24/2009 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. WHILE DECENDING ENROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SAND BAR IN THE GREEN RIVER NEAR JENSEN, UT BUT LANDED SHORT CONTACTING THE WATER AND FLIPPING OVER.AT THE TIME OF INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA AND NTSB, THE OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN UNREGISTERED AND UNCERTIFICATED ULTRALIGHT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS AIRCRAFT QUALIFIED AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FACT REGISTERED AND CERTIFICATED AS SUCH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT POSSESS A VALID PILOT CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.