What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 12, 2006, at approximately 9:00 am, N208BY departed jackson co. airport mi, for Coldwater mi. The experimental acro sport aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted who was positioned in the rear seat of the aircraft. The front seat was occupied by passenger privacy data omitted. The flight was conducted under part 91 VMC and was recreational in nature. During the cruise phase of flight, the aircraft engine lost power and shut down. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. According to witnesses on the ground, the aircraft was observed at a low altitude and running rough. The witness privacy data omitted observed the aircraft approximately 3 miles from Coldwater airport. The aircraft landed approximately 1 1/2 miles short of airport in a farm field. The fuel tank ruptured and a fire broke out. The pilot managed to escape and was found by the sheriff's office to be lying near wreckage. The passenger did not egress and was found in the front seat deceased. The pilot was taken to the hospital where he was care-flighted to bronson hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition. Lycoming expressed interest in the engine and will investigate to determine cause.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM, N208BY DEPARTED JACKSON CO. AIRPORT MI, FOR COLDWATER MI. THE EXPERIMENTAL ACRO SPORT AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS POSITIONED IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 VMC AND WAS RECREATIONAL IN NATURE. DURING THE CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND RUNNING ROUGH. THE WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM COLDWATER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT IN A FARM FIELD. THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND A FIRE BROKE OUT. THE PILOT MANAGED TO ESCAPE AND WAS FOUND BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BE LYING NEAR WRECKAGE. THE PASSENGER DID NOT EGRESS AND WAS FOUND IN THE FRONT SEAT DECEASED. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS CARE-FLIGHTED TO BRONSON HOSPITAL WHERE HE REMAINS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION. LYCOMING EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE ENGINE AND WILL INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.