What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After conducting a few aerobatic maneuvers with a freind, the aircraft was flying straight and level when the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine. The engine would not restart. The pilot attempted to land at wheeler army airfield. The passenger contacted wheeler tower and declared an emergency. The pilot decided he was losing too much altitude to land at wheeler army airfield and elected to land in a plowed field. The aircraft touched down into soft ground and flipped on its back after landing. Both occupants exited the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER CONDUCTING A FEW AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WITH A FREIND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD. THE PASSENGER CONTACTED WHEELER TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS LOSING TOO MUCH ALTITUDE TO LAND AT WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN INTO SOFT GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AFTER LANDING. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.