What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a steep descent to a straight in approach and landing at Taylor , T74, the engine stopped running. The pilot discovered this when the approach was becoming short and the engine did not respond to advancing the thottle. The aircraft was landed off field with a hard landing and striking a tree line and burned. The pilot and passenger received serious burns in the post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A STEEP DESCENT TO A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH AND LANDING AT TAYLOR , T74, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT DISCOVERED THIS WHEN THE APPROACH WAS BECOMING SHORT AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO ADVANCING THE THOTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF FIELD WITH A HARD LANDING AND STRIKING A TREE LINE AND BURNED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS BURNS IN THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.