What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 3, 2017, about 1615 central daylight time, a Golden Eagle Chief, N68N, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it nosed over in a bean field near mt. Zion, Illinois. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane were not injured. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross-country flight originated from macomb (mqb), Illinois, and was en route to mattoon, (mto), Illinois.
The pilot told inspectors that the engine lost power. His first thought was that it was a fuel issue. He made a forced landing in a bean field and the airplane nosed over on its back. There was fuel in the tanks at the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2017, ABOUT 1615 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GOLDEN EAGLE CHIEF, N68N, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER IN A BEAN FIELD NEAR MT. ZION, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MACOMB (MQB), ILLINOIS, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MATTOON, (MTO), ILLINOIS.
THE PILOT TOLD INSPECTORS THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT IT WAS A FUEL ISSUE. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANKS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
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