What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft engine failed enroute. Landed in a soy bean field and flipped over. No injuries to two on board. Aircraft damage substantial. (.19) on August 5, 2001, at about 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13715, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, near Milton, Wisconsin, following a loss of engine power in cruise flight. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his one passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from the tri-county regional airport, lone rock, Wisconsin, at an undetermined time and was en route to the palmyra municipal airport, palmyra, Wisconsin.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED ENROUTE. LANDED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES TO TWO ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. (.19) ON AUGUST 5, 2001, AT ABOUT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N13715, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING, NEAR MILTON, WISCONSIN, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, LONE ROCK, WISCONSIN, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE PALMYRA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PALMYRA, WISCONSIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.