What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 21, 2004, at 1435 CST, an amateur built Sonex aircraft, volkswagen powered, N478SX registered to, built by and piloted byprivacy data omittedexperienced an engine roughness and then failure while cruising at 3000 feet. The subsequent forced landing resulted in a collsion with a creek bank during which the aircraft flipped over and came to rest one half mile northwest of the Oconomowoc airport, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the local pleasure flight. A VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot privacy data omitted suffered serious injuries. The flight originated at watertown, Wisconsin on November 21, 2002 at approximately 1400 CST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2004, AT 1435 CST, AN AMATEUR BUILT SONEX AIRCRAFT, VOLKSWAGEN POWERED, N478SX REGISTERED TO, BUILT BY AND PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND THEN FAILURE WHILE CRUISING AT 3000 FEET. THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING RESULTED IN A COLLSION WITH A CREEK BANK DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ONE HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF THE OCONOMOWOC AIRPORT, OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.