What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed french valley airport (F70) at 1:30 pm. The route of flight was blythe (kblh) then to phoenix regional airport(A39). The pilot departed from (A39) at approximately 7:00 pm mt to Twentynine pamls (tnp). The pilot was in the vicinity of (tnp), heading west, the pilot clicked the mic to turn on the runway lights and they did not turn on, after circling to find the airport, the pilot clicked the mic again, and they did not turn on. The plane was low on fuel, the pilot impacted the ground on a dirt road at approximately 8:00 pt. The pilot was the only person in the pattern. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the prop, landing gear and left aileron.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT (F70) AT 1:30 PM. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS BLYTHE (KBLH) THEN TO PHOENIX REGIONAL AIRPORT(A39). THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM (A39) AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM MT TO TWENTYNINE PAMLS (TNP). THE PILOT WAS IN THE VICINITY OF (TNP), HEADING WEST, THE PILOT CLICKED THE MIC TO TURN ON THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THEY DID NOT TURN ON, AFTER CIRCLING TO FIND THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CLICKED THE MIC AGAIN, AND THEY DID NOT TURN ON. THE PLANE WAS LOW ON FUEL, THE PILOT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LANDING GEAR AND LEFT AILERON.
NTSB investigation
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