What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02 July 2013 at approximately 0800 MDT, an experimental amateur built bakeng deuce aircraft, N79396, piloted by privacy data omitted, took off from Garden Valley, ID (U88), runway 28.the aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 750 ft AGL. The engine seemed to be losing RPM then the engine stopped. The pilot turned the aircraft to land on the reciprocal runway. The aircraft hit brush and low trees and crashed just short of the runway threshold. Both the pilot and his passenger exited the aircraft unhurt.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02 JULY 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BAKENG DEUCE AIRCRAFT, N79396, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK OFF FROM GARDEN VALLEY, ID (U88), RUNWAY 28.THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 750 FT AGL. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE LOSING RPM THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE RECIPROCAL RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT BRUSH AND LOW TREES AND CRASHED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT.
NTSB investigation
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