What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot privacy data omitted departed hawk aviation in rush city MN in a Cessna 150 (N50970) at approximately 2100 on 04/10. There were no employees at the facility at the time. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ accessed the rental aircraft without the owner's knowledge although a note and cash were left on the counter. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ relays that his check of fuel on the aircraft consisted of dipping a finger in the fuel tank. He then proceeded to pilot the aircraft, making three local landings followed by a longer flight proceeding north towards duluth MN, and then a planned return. In his interview with inspectors he stated that he experienced a rough running engine for which he applied carburetor heat. The engine responded by operating smoothly for a moment followed by total failure. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ landed in a pasture as his best option. After landing he encountered a mound (later determined as a pile of wood) and braked. Overbraking and the terrain caused the aircraft to flip completely over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ DEPARTED HAWK AVIATION IN RUSH CITY MN IN A CESSNA 150 (N50970) AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 ON 04/10. THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES AT THE FACILITY AT THE TIME. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ ACCESSED THE RENTAL AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE ALTHOUGH A NOTE AND CASH WERE LEFT ON THE COUNTER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ RELAYS THAT HIS CHECK OF FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF DIPPING A FINGER IN THE FUEL TANK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO PILOT THE AIRCRAFT, MAKING THREE LOCAL LANDINGS FOLLOWED BY A LONGER FLIGHT PROCEEDING NORTH TOWARDS DULUTH MN, AND THEN A PLANNED RETURN. IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH INSPECTORS HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FOR WHICH HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE RESPONDED BY OPERATING SMOOTHLY FOR A MOMENT FOLLOWED BY TOTAL FAILURE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ LANDED IN A PASTURE AS HIS BEST OPTION. AFTER LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A MOUND (LATER DETERMINED AS A PILE OF WOOD) AND BRAKED. OVERBRAKING AND THE TERRAIN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP COMPLETELY OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.