From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft engine had just undergone extensive maintenance with the replacement of all six cylinders. Mechanic ran up the aircraft the night before the accident using the right fuel tank which had very little fuel in it.
The day of the accident the pilot was peforming a maintenance test flight due to the engine maintenance performed. On the third and final approach to land the engine quit. The pilot attempted to manuever the aircraft to bleed off the airspeed but ended up in the trees off the end of the ruway.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD JUST UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL SIX CYLINDERS. MECHANIC RAN UP THE AIRCRAFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT USING THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WHICH HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN IT.
THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT WAS PEFORMING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT DUE TO THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL APPROACH TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT TO BLEED OFF THE AIRSPEED BUT ENDED UP IN THE TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.