What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 21, 2014 at approximately 0749 local time, N43889, an amateur built titan T-51 mustang, was involved in an accident when the aircraft engine and electrical system failed while enroute from platte valley airport (18V) to the greeley-weld county airport (gxy). The aircraft glided to a field at the intersection of weld county road 43 and weld county road 52 approximately 2 miles southeast of Evans, CO where it landed with the landing gear and flaps in the up position. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 21, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0749 LOCAL TIME, N43889, AN AMATEUR BUILT TITAN T-51 MUSTANG, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE ENROUTE FROM PLATTE VALLEY AIRPORT (18V) TO THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT (GXY). THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A FIELD AT THE INTERSECTION OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 43 AND WELD COUNTY ROAD 52 APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVANS, CO WHERE IT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.