What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 28, 2019 at 1600 CST, a Cessna 172 N79575 piloted by a commercial pilot was substantially damaged after landing in a field near Oshkosh WI after the engine stopped running in flight on the return trip from Iowa city IA. To appleton WI. The pilot had no injuries. The pilot was on an IFR flight plan and had cancelled his flight plan while descending to appleton WI. The pilot was on a personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditioned prevailed at the time of the accident with isolated thunderstorms in the area.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 28, 2019 AT 1600 CST, A CESSNA 172 N79575 PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR OSHKOSH WI AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING IN FLIGHT ON THE RETURN TRIP FROM IOWA CITY IA. TO APPLETON WI. THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND HAD CANCELLED HIS FLIGHT PLAN WHILE DESCENDING TO APPLETON WI. THE PILOT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONED PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.