What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 8, 2010, at 1545 MDT, an Ercoupe model 415-D, N87349, privacy data omitted made an emergency landing in a hay field off highway 55 south near mile marker #1, south of whitehall Montana following an engine failure in cruise flight. Visual meteorolgical conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. The flight originated at jefco field (private) in whitehall Montana at 1530 local time with his intended distination of Twin brides, Montana (7S1) approximately 20 miles due south. Prior to this flight the aircraft was pre-flighted and filled with fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 8, 2010, AT 1545 MDT, AN ERCOUPE MODEL 415-D, N87349, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD OFF HIGHWAY 55 SOUTH NEAR MILE MARKER #1, SOUTH OF WHITEHALL MONTANA FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JEFCO FIELD (PRIVATE) IN WHITEHALL MONTANA AT 1530 LOCAL TIME WITH HIS INTENDED DISTINATION OF TWIN BRIDES, MONTANA (7S1) APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES DUE SOUTH. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRE-FLIGHTED AND FILLED WITH FUEL.
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