What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed with two pilots and 13 passengers on board to conduct parachute operations. During climbout at approximately 3,000 ft AGL the aircraft engine experienced a loss of power. The pilot in command (PIC) occupied the left seat. The pilot that occupied the right seat had control of the aircraft from taxi until the engine lost power. The PIC took immediate control of the aircraft after the engine power loss and conducted a steep spiraling descent to attempt landing. The aircraft was lined up with runway 27 but was unable to sufficiently reduce airspeed, which caused the aircraft to bounce then overshoot the runway. The aircraft impacted multiple trees in a wooded area approximately 700 feet beyond the runway. Two pilots and four passengers were seriously injured, nine passengers incurred minor injuries. The aircraft was deemed destroyed. If further information becomes available concerning this investigation, this report may be amended.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH TWO PILOTS AND 13 PASSENGERS ON BOARD TO CONDUCT PARACHUTE OPERATIONS. DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FT AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT. THE PILOT THAT OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM TAXI UNTIL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PIC TOOK IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ENGINE POWER LOSS AND CONDUCTED A STEEP SPIRALING DESCENT TO ATTEMPT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 27 BUT WAS UNABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY REDUCE AIRSPEED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THEN OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MULTIPLE TREES IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY. TWO PILOTS AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, NINE PASSENGERS INCURRED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE CONCERNING THIS INVESTIGATION, THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED.
NTSB investigation
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