What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N221RS, a pitts-S-2B, piloted by privacy data omitted departed the ft collins/loveland airport (fnl) with one passenger, privacy data omitted for a local pleasure flight. On the way back to the airport, about 10 miles NE, the engine quit. The pilot picked out a field and landed. The aircraft flipped over and landed on its back. The aircraft received substantial damage and the passenger minor injury. The aircraft had been confirmed topped off on 1/14/06. The aircraft was flown on 3/3/06 for .6 hours and 8 gallons of fuel added based upon the fuel flow meter (it was not confirmed topped). On 3/5/06, according to the pilot the aircraft flew on two separate flights for approximately 1 hour when the engine failed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N221RS, A PITTS-S-2B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE FT COLLINS/LOVELAND AIRPORT (FNL) WITH ONE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DAT^ FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 10 MILES NE, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT PICKED OUT A FIELD AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER MINOR INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONFIRMED TOPPED OFF ON 1/14/06. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN ON 3/3/06 FOR .6 HOURS AND 8 GALLONS OF FUEL ADDED BASED UPON THE FUEL FLOW METER (IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED TOPPED). ON 3/5/06, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW ON TWO SEPARATE FLIGHTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.