What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed hillsboro, OR, over Boeing field IFR, eastbound toward Fall City, Wa. The pilot cancelled IFR approx 10 miles east of Boeing, and was proceeding to Fall City. At some point the engine faltered and stopped according to eye-witness accounts, and the pilot made a forced landing in a small clearing approx two miles northeast of Fall City airport. The impact with the ground caused substantial damage to the aircraft and seriously injured the pilot. First responders assisted the pilot from the aircraft and he was transported to the nearest hospital.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HILLSBORO, OR, OVER BOEING FIELD IFR, EASTBOUND TOWARD FALL CITY, WA. THE PILOT CANCELLED IFR APPROX 10 MILES EAST OF BOEING, AND WAS PROCEEDING TO FALL CITY. AT SOME POINT THE ENGINE FALTERED AND STOPPED ACCORDING TO EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS, AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL CLEARING APPROX TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF FALL CITY AIRPORT. THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED THE PILOT. FIRST RESPONDERS ASSISTED THE PILOT FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.