What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 14, 2001, about 1230 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt pitenpol aircamper 1933, N1777W, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, impacted with terrain during a forced landing near Inverness, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial-rated pilot, and a student pilot reported serious injuries. The flight had departed from daytona beach en route to spruce creek, Florida, at an unknown time. At an unknown cruise altitude, the pilot told the FAA that the airplane's engine started to lose power. The pilot felt he could not make it to the ocala airport about 20 miles away, so he elected to make a forced landing. Upon landing, the airplane impacted with terrain and caught fire. (-23) on July 14, 2001, at 1207 local (EDT), a pitenpol, N1777W, registered to william e. wynne and operated by james e. guldi collided with the ground, left wing down during an emergency landing due to engine stoppage. The aircraft was on a personal flight in visual meteorological conditions. The a ircraft was destroyed in the subsequent fire and the pilot and passenger (owner) was seriously injured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 14, 2001, ABOUT 1230 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT PITENPOL AIRCAMPER 1933, N1777W, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, IMPACTED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR INVERNESS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND A STUDENT PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM DAYTONA BEACH EN ROUTE TO SPRUCE CREEK, FLORIDA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. AT AN UNKNOWN CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT TOLD THE FAA THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE OCALA AIRPORT ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY, SO HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WITH TERRAIN AND CAUGHT FIRE. (-23) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1207 LOCAL (EDT), A PITENPOL, N1777W, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM E. WYNNE AND OPERATED BY JAMES E. GULDI COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, LEFT WING DOWN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE A IRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER (OWNER) WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.