What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 7, 2018 at 1700 CST, a Cessna CE-172C, N1889Y, registered to privacy data omitted., had an engine failure during the takeoff and climbout phase of flight while departing from walls airstrip (1AR1) a private use grass strip in England, AR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft landed in a cotton field to the north of the runway and flipped over. The aircraft sustained damage to the wings, struts, tail and nose of the aircraft. There were two people on-board the aircraft during the accident sequence, one a rated pilot was not at the controls and he was there for the purpose of buying the aircraft. The person operating the aircraft had previously been the holder of a student pilot certificate and a third class medical but these certificates both expired on 2/28/2018.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 7, 2018 AT 1700 CST, A CESSNA CE-172C, N1889Y, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^., HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT PHASE OF FLIGHT WHILE DEPARTING FROM WALLS AIRSTRIP (1AR1) A PRIVATE USE GRASS STRIP IN ENGLAND, AR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, STRUTS, TAIL AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, ONE A RATED PILOT WAS NOT AT THE CONTROLS AND HE WAS THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PERSON OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THE HOLDER OF A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL BUT THESE CERTIFICATES BOTH EXPIRED ON 2/28/2018.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.