What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight control problems in flight, rolled left, nose dropped, emergency landing in bean field, struck trees, burned (-23) on September 7, 1996, at 1259 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J, registered to and operated by a private owner under title 14 CFR part 91, impacted trees during an emergency landing near Biscoe, AR. The private pilot sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The airplane departed n. little rock, AR, about 10:00 for local personal flight.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS IN FLIGHT, ROLLED LEFT, NOSE DROPPED, EMERGENCY LANDING IN BEAN FIELD, STRUCK TREES, BURNED (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1996, AT 1259 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, IMPACTED TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR BISCOE, AR. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED N. LITTLE ROCK, AR, ABOUT 10:00 FOR LOCAL 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.