What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power at cruise. Fuel quartertanks saw ela beacon. Crash land in terraced field. Burned. Fuel status unknown. (-16) a personal cross-country flight conducted under the 14 CFR, part 91 experienced engine problems en route. The pilot reported, at an altitude of 8500 feet, that the aircraft started to have engine problems. The pilot executed a landing to a field, and during rollout, the airplane struck two (2) rice field terraces. The nose gear separated from the fuselage and a post fire consumed the airplane. Due to the post impact fire, the fuselage and engine were burned beyond a point of further investigation.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER AT CRUISE. FUEL QUARTERTANKS SAW ELA BEACON. CRASH LAND IN TERRACED FIELD. BURNED. FUEL STATUS UNKNOWN. (-16) A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE 14 CFR, PART 91 EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS EN ROUTE. THE PILOT REPORTED, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8500 FEET, THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LANDING TO A FIELD, AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TWO (2) RICE FIELD TERRACES. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND A POST FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. DUE TO THE POST IMPACT FIRE, THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE WERE BURNED BEYOND A POINT OF FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.