What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 24, 2001, at 1346 central daylight time, a veith kolb sling shot, N56CV, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of engine power and subsequent damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing near Goodview, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on an active flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight departed mankato, Minnesota, at exact time unknown. According to witnesses to the accident, the airplane was flying low to the ground when the engine stopped operating and the propeller stopped rotating. The witnesses reported that the airplane's nose dropped down and the airplane impacted the terrain. (-23) on 07/24/01, at 1846Z (1346 local) a klob slingshot owned and operated by charles andrew veith crashed in a field approx. 1 mile north west of the winona airport (ona). VFR conditions prevailed at the time, no flight pl an was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries. The pilot held a private pilot's (asel) certificate. The flight originated at mankato, MN (mkt). Witnesses stated that they heard the aircraft fly over, the engine sputtered and quit. In his attempt to land the aircraft the pilot made a sharp left turn and stalled the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 24, 2001, AT 1346 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VEITH KOLB SLING SHOT, N56CV, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING NEAR GOODVIEW, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON AN ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MANKATO, MINNESOTA, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING LOW TO THE GROUND WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE DROPPED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. (-23) ON 07/24/01, AT 1846Z (1346 LOCAL) A KLOB SLINGSHOT OWNED AND OPERATED BY CHARLES ANDREW VEITH CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROX. 1 MILE NORTH WEST OF THE WINONA AIRPORT (ONA). VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PL AN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT'S (ASEL) CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MANKATO, MN (MKT). WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT FLY OVER, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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