What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft took off, climbed to 1200 feet AGL, and began to lose power, the pilot tried to return to the arpt but was unable to do so, the acft crashed into a field and rolled over, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on March 15, 1999, at 1420 CST. A Piper J5A, N40888 registered to privacy data omitted and operated by privacy data omitted flipped over while attempting a forced landing in a field north east of Wausau, pirport, Wausau, Wisconsin. The forced landing was due to engine power loss while leveling off at 1200 at AGL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Wausau, wisconson, on March 15, 1999 at 1400 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT TOOK OFF, CLIMBED TO 1200 FEET AGL, AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD AND ROLLED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON MARCH 15, 1999, AT 1420 CST. A PIPER J5A, N40888 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DA^ FLIPPED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NORTH EAST OF WAUSAU, PIRPORT, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN. THE FORCED LANDING WAS DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE LEVELING OFF AT 1200 AT AGL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUSAU, WISCONSON, ON MARCH 15, 1999 AT 1400 CST.
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