What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 21, 1999, approximately 1300 mountain daylight time, a rich RV3-A homebuilt experimental airplane, N4461V, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of power near Bountiful, Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was owned/operated by the pilot under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local round-robin flight which originated approximately 90 minutes prior to the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, as he approached his final destination he experienced a power failure and performed a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll, the main landing gear impacted a ditch, which subsequently separated the left main landing gear. Postaccident examination of the left wing revealed that the left main rear strut was bent.(-23)privacy data omitted was PIC of a RV-3, N4461V, on a VFR flight from btf to bmc to ogd and back to btf. The airplane lost power and landed short of the runway. Visual inspection of the fuel showed no fuel. In addition, there was no fuel smell in the immediate area of the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1300 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RICH RV3-A HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N4461V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER NEAR BOUNTIFUL, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED/OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL ROUND-ROBIN FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS HE APPROACHED HIS FINAL DESTINATION HE EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A DITCH, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WING REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN REAR STRUT WAS BENT.(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC OF A RV-3, N4461V, ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM BTF TO BMC TO OGD AND BACK TO BTF. THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SHOWED NO FUEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS NO FUEL SMELL IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.