What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 4/16/98 at 1030 CST, a amateur built aircraft, N8072U, model rans 160F16, operated by randy j. schlitter, lost experimental wood propeller, during cruise, at 5000 feet MSL. The commercial pilot made an emergency landing in field in close proximity to the booneville municipal airport, the aircraft landing without incident. No injuries, no passengers on board. The probable cause was harmonic vibration betweeen propeller and crankcase flange. This experimental propeller was under flight testing when the failure occurred and replaced with different type wood propeller.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/16/98 AT 1030 CST, A AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N8072U, MODEL RANS 160F16, OPERATED BY RANDY J. SCHLITTER, LOST EXPERIMENTAL WOOD PROPELLER, DURING CRUISE, AT 5000 FEET MSL. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BOONEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS HARMONIC VIBRATION BETWEEEN PROPELLER AND CRANKCASE FLANGE. THIS EXPERIMENTAL PROPELLER WAS UNDER FLIGHT TESTING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT TYPE WOOD PROPELLER.