What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While returning to land at kdet after a banner tow over the Detroit river the aircraft lost power, the pilot applied carb heat, turned on the fuel boost pump and richened the mixture, power was momentarily restored then power was lost. The pilot dropped the banner and made an emergency landing on a city street. During the landing the aircraft struck power lines causing them to break, a female on the ground unloading groceries from her car was struck by a power line and was electrocuted. She was recesitated and died 10 days later from her injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE RETURNING TO LAND AT KDET AFTER A BANNER TOW OVER THE DETROIT RIVER THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT, TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND RICHENED THE MIXTURE, POWER WAS MOMENTARILY RESTORED THEN POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT DROPPED THE BANNER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A CITY STREET. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES CAUSING THEM TO BREAK, A FEMALE ON THE GROUND UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM HER CAR WAS STRUCK BY A POWER LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. SHE WAS RECESITATED AND DIED 10 DAYS LATER FROM HER INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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