What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Eon-dra message text: beaufort, SC (nbc): privacy data omitted, C172, nbcdeclared an emergency due to engine failure and crashed into a Pond on private property near privacy data omitted pilot was medivac to local hospital. POB: 1, injuries: serious, damage: substantial. 01/02/2024 1628Z
Pilot statement:
Pilot performed preflight at arw, beaufort executive airport, at departed at 10:55 am EST on 01/02/2024.
Contacted beaufort approach, requested 5500 ft. and flight following to sumter, SC (sms). Approach assigned transponder and radar confirmed.
At 11:01 am EST, pilot radioed mayday-engine failure at 2200 ft. AGL. Approach immediately offered 2 nearby strips for landing options. Pilot announced she had no time and was looking for an open field for emergency landing.
At 11:05 am EST, approach again offered privacy data omitted as a possible field, but received no response, immediately radar contact was lost. At 700 ft. AGL.
At 11:11 am EST, the emergency beacon activated.
At 11:12 am EST, the landowner called 911 to report the crash.
At 11:31 am EST, the crash site was located by colleton county sheriff and emergency responders.
At approximately 12:30 pm EST, pilot was flown by life flight to the privacy data omitted in charleston, SC.
As the FAA filed it
EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: BEAUFORT, SC (NBC): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, C172, NBCDECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED INTO A POND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS MEDIVAC TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. POB: 1, INJURIES: SERIOUS, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 01/02/2024 1628Z
PILOT STATEMENT:
PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AT ARW, BEAUFORT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AT DEPARTED AT 10:55 AM EST ON 01/02/2024.
CONTACTED BEAUFORT APPROACH, REQUESTED 5500 FT. AND FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO SUMTER, SC (SMS). APPROACH ASSIGNED TRANSPONDER AND RADAR CONFIRMED.
AT 11:01 AM EST, PILOT RADIOED MAYDAY-ENGINE FAILURE AT 2200 FT. AGL. APPROACH IMMEDIATELY OFFERED 2 NEARBY STRIPS FOR LANDING OPTIONS. PILOT ANNOUNCED SHE HAD NO TIME AND WAS LOOKING FOR AN OPEN FIELD FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.
AT 11:05 AM EST, APPROACH AGAIN OFFERED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A POSSIBLE FIELD, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, IMMEDIATELY RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.AT 700 FT. AGL.
AT 11:11 AM EST, THE EMERGENCY BEACON ACTIVATED.
AT 11:12 AM EST, THE LANDOWNER CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE CRASH.
AT 11:31 AM EST, THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED BY COLLETON COUNTY SHERIFF AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM EST, PILOT WAS FLOWN BY LIFE FLIGHT TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN CHARLESTON, SC.
NTSB investigation
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