What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated while on a return flight from ksac to O41 and at an altitude of 1100FT. North of kdwa, the aircraft began to slow unexpectedly. Pilot responded by advancing the throttle with no change and ensured that the mixture was all the way in and advanced the throttle again with no change and then the engine quit. No abnormal noises or rough running was noted. Pilot stated that they had completely fueled the aircraft at O41 prior to flying to ksac. The pilot stated that they wished they had completed the emergency checklist and tried the axillary fuel pump.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED WHILE ON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM KSAC TO O41 AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1100FT. NORTH OF KDWA, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW UNEXPECTEDLY. PILOT RESPONDED BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE WITH NO CHANGE AND ENSURED THAT THE MIXTURE WAS ALL THE WAY IN AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AGAIN WITH NO CHANGE AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR ROUGH RUNNING WAS NOTED. PILOT STATED THAT THEY HAD COMPLETELY FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT O41 PRIOR TO FLYING TO KSAC. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WISHED THEY HAD COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND TRIED THE AXILLARY FUEL PUMP.
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