What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraftprivacy data omitted departed marathon key international airport (kmth) enroute to Summerland Key (FD51) at 13:21 hrs March 11, 2023, with one pilot onboard. At approximately 2100 feet AGL, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power with reduced fuel pressure. The aircraft was flying west, then climbed and banked east and lost altitude. The aircraft impacted the water and spun 180 deg on the south side of horseshoe key at approximately 13:30 hrs on 3/11/2023. The pilot suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital by privacy data omittedhelecopter. The aircraft, privacy data omitted was recovered from the water and transported to Summerland Key airport (FD51) for inspection and investigation.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MARATHON KEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMTH) ENROUTE TO SUMMERLAND KEY (FD51) AT 13:21 HRS MARCH 11, 2023, WITH ONE PILOT ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH REDUCED FUEL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING WEST, THEN CLIMBED AND BANKED EAST AND LOST ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER AND SPUN 180 DEG ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HORSESHOE KEY AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 HRS ON 3/11/2023. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HELECOPTER. THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER AND TRANSPORTED TO SUMMERLAND KEY AIRPORT (FD51) FOR INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
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