From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Large quantity of water was in fuel tanks. Water was not detected in gascolator or when sumps were drained prior to flight. Engine was started and run at takeoff power for several minutes before flight with no issues. Pilot took off and approximately five miles into flight engine was surging and then cut off. Several unsuccessful attempts to restart engine were made. Aircraft was forced to land. During rollout, aircraft impacted a small group of trees.
As the FAA filed it
LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS IN FUEL TANKS. WATER WAS NOT DETECTED IN GASCOLATOR OR WHEN SUMPS WERE DRAINED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUN AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE FLIGHT WITH NO ISSUES. PILOT TOOK OFF AND APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES INTO FLIGHT ENGINE WAS SURGING AND THEN CUT OFF. SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE WERE MADE. AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SMALL GROUP OF TREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.