What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was flying from spring, TX to deridder, LA. The pilot noticed the engine did not sound normal. As the aircraft continued flight the engine began to vibrate. The vibrations became increasingly worse. The pilot elected to divert to Livingston, TX to land. As the aircraft was on final approach to the airport the engine stopped. During the attempt to land,the aircraft made contact with the tree tops and finally landed in a field approximately 300 yards short of runway 30.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM SPRING, TX TO DERIDDER, LA. THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATIONS BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LIVINGSTON, TX TO LAND. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE STOPPED. DURING THE ATTEMPT TO LAND,THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREE TOPS AND FINALLY LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 30.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.