What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On February 3, 1999, at 1031 central standard time, a Cessna 150M, N704BF, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Paxton, Illinois after a loss of engine power during cruise flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated at tevis flield, near chanute, Kansas, at 0700, and was enroute to detroit, Michigan. (-23) the aircraft departed chanute KS at approximately 0700 CST on a flight to detroit mi. At approximately 1029 CST (1629 UTC) the pilot in command, the sole occupant of the aircrat, contacted champaign ATC approach control requesting assistance in determining his location and advised he was low on fuel. Before radar contact could be established the pilot declared an emergency, stating he was out of fuel. The pilot in command of the aircraft made an off airport landing in a plowed field, approximately 2.5 miles west of Paxton municipal airport (1C1). The aircraft, come to rest upside down, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot stated his flight planing indicated the range of the aircraft to be 3.5 hours.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 3, 1999, AT 1031 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N704BF, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR PAXTON, ILLINOIS AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TEVIS FLIELD, NEAR CHANUTE, KANSAS, AT 0700, AND WAS ENROUTE TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHANUTE KS AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 CST ON A FLIGHT TO DETROIT MI. AT APPROXIMATELY 1029 CST (1629 UTC) THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAT, CONTACTED CHAMPAIGN ATC APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING HIS LOCATION AND ADVISED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. BEFORE RADAR CONTACT COULD BE ESTABLISHED THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, STATING HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES WEST OF PAXTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (1C1). THE AIRCRAFT, COME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HIS FLIGHT PLANING INDICATED THE RANGE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE 3.5 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.