What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30, 2018, at 1030 EST a 1946 Cessna, model 140, NC76423 that is registered to privacy data omitted, had an engine power problem during cruise flight and the engine lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a hay field at Live Oak, Florida. The pilot?s final destination was apopka, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The pilot stated at 1 hour into the flight the engine rpm's began to drop and he could not maintain level flight. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at thomasville, ga on September 30, 2018.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, AT 1030 EST A 1946 CESSNA, MODEL 140, NC76423 THAT IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD AN ENGINE POWER PROBLEM DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A HAY FIELD AT LIVE OAK, FLORIDA. THE PILOT?S FINAL DESTINATION WAS APOPKA, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT STATED AT 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO DROP AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THOMASVILLE, GA ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2018.
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