What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Florida City, Florida. The pilots performed an off airport landing after reporting the engine stopped running and failed to restart. The commercial pilot was not injured and the private pilot acting as a safety pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR FLORIDA CITY, FLORIDA. THE PILOTS PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER REPORTING THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT ACTING AS A SAFETY PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.