What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported an engine failure while enroute from brookings, or (bok) to san carlos, CA (sql). Pilot declared an emergency and attempted to divert to gnoss field Novato, CA (dvo). The aircraft crashed. This resulted into a post crash fire that spread to a 32 acre brush fire. The pilot was the only person on board and was fatal.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE FROM BROOKINGS, OR (BOK) TO SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL). PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO GNOSS FIELD NOVATO, CA (DVO). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THIS RESULTED INTO A POST CRASH FIRE THAT SPREAD TO A 32 ACRE BRUSH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS FATAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.