What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a charter flight that started at the waterfront base in Ketchikan enroute to shipley bay, the aircraft experienced a loss of power just past the north end of lake galena. The pilot turned left to land in the lake and continued to lose power. At the south end of the lake the pilot made another left turn to land and the engine lost complete power. The pilot applied full throttle and decended into the trees at the southwest end of the lake.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A CHARTER FLIGHT THAT STARTED AT THE WATERFRONT BASE IN KETCHIKAN ENROUTE TO SHIPLEY BAY, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER JUST PAST THE NORTH END OF LAKE GALENA. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT TO LAND IN THE LAKE AND CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE THE PILOT MADE ANOTHER LEFT TURN TO LAND AND THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND DECENDED INTO THE TREES AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE LAKE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N4787C · 2
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