What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on June 20, 1996, at 1630 gmt, an amateur-built aircraft, N8103N, operated by dwight k. rudder, took off at Almyra airport and lost complete engine power. The commercial pilot made an emergency landing in a rice field in close proximity of airport. The aircraft flipped over causing minor damage to fuselage and wings. Gearbox separated with prop with no fire or injuries. The cause of this incident was pilot improperly mixed fuel/oil into fuel tanks prior to departure. Pilot has been counseled on his past methods of mixing fuel and has corrected his procedures. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 20, 1996, AT 1630 GMT, AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, N8103N, OPERATED BY DWIGHT K. RUDDER, TOOK OFF AT ALMYRA AIRPORT AND LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RICE FIELD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND WINGS. GEARBOX SEPARATED WITH PROP WITH NO FIRE OR INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS PILOT IMPROPERLY MIXED FUEL/OIL INTO FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED ON HIS PAST METHODS OF MIXING FUEL AND HAS CORRECTED HIS PROCEDURES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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