What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed ogden airport (ogd) ogden Utah, and while performing performance (VMC)testing at 8500 MSL with the landing gear locked in the extended position, the engine quit. Forced to land in a field about 1 mile south west of the brighan city airport (bmc), Brigham City, Utah, with tall grass. This was a flight of two experimental amateur builts, and ogden tower was contacted and informed of the crash by the chase aircraft, which orbited the scene and continued communicating with ogd twr untill rescue personnel arrived.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED OGDEN AIRPORT (OGD) OGDEN UTAH, AND WHILE PERFORMING PERFORMANCE (VMC)TESTING AT 8500 MSL WITH THE LANDING GEAR LOCKED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, THE ENGINE QUIT. FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH WEST OF THE BRIGHAN CITY AIRPORT (BMC), BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WITH TALL GRASS. THIS WAS A FLIGHT OF TWO EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILTS, AND OGDEN TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE CRASH BY THE CHASE AIRCRAFT, WHICH ORBITED THE SCENE AND CONTINUED COMMUNICATING WITH OGD TWR UNTILL RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.