What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 6, 2014, at 1315 MST, a Cessna 150, N3376B, individual was conducting touch and go's at Ronan airport. On climb out the pilot explained that the engine changed tone and became labored. He turned left to try and make it back to the airport. Once he determined that he wasnt going to make it back to runway he landed in a field short of runway. During landing he hit an irrigation ditch which caused the aircraft to flip over on its back causing substantial damage to aircraft. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight originated at polson mt, on June 6, 2014 at 1230 MST
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 6, 2014, AT 1315 MST, A CESSNA 150, N3376B, INDIVIDUAL WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO'S AT RONAN AIRPORT. ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE CHANGED TONE AND BECAME LABORED. HE TURNED LEFT TO TRY AND MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ONCE HE DETERMINED THAT HE WASNT GOING TO MAKE IT BACK TO RUNWAY HE LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. DURING LANDING HE HIT AN IRRIGATION DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT POLSON MT, ON JUNE 6, 2014 AT 1230 MST
NTSB investigation
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