What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
FAA received anonymous notification of accident in starr county and provided aircraft owners number. Contacted owner who stated he did not report accident due to aircraft has been moved and will be scrapped. Requested pilots information. Pilot stated was reposition flight to ranch. During cruise engine overheat occurred and power loss began. Performed emergency landing and aircraft flipped over. Prior to the accident being reported, pilot and owner cut aircraft up and loaded on a trailer and piled in scrapped yard on ranch. Inspection revealed no obvious signs of cause, due to access to engine and it had been left upside down still cowled.
As the FAA filed it
FAA RECEIVED ANONYMOUS NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENT IN STARR COUNTY AND PROVIDED AIRCRAFT OWNERS NUMBER. CONTACTED OWNER WHO STATED HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT DUE TO AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MOVED AND WILL BE SCRAPPED. REQUESTED PILOTS INFORMATION. PILOT STATED WAS REPOSITION FLIGHT TO RANCH. DURING CRUISE ENGINE OVERHEAT OCCURRED AND POWER LOSS BEGAN. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BEING REPORTED, PILOT AND OWNER CUT AIRCRAFT UP AND LOADED ON A TRAILER AND PILED IN SCRAPPED YARD ON RANCH. INSPECTION REVEALED NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CAUSE, DUE TO ACCESS TO ENGINE AND IT HAD BEEN LEFT UPSIDE DOWN STILL COWLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.