What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 22, 2021, at 0946 MST, a flight design gmbh special light sport, N378CT, registered to privacy data omitted, experienced a loss of oil pressure and a subsequent engine failure while at cruise flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Pilot intended to return to Santa Fe Municipal (saf) airport but could not make it and attempted an emergency off field landing. During landing rollout aircraft flipped, ending up inverted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the commercial pilot was not injured, and the passenger suffered head lacerations. The 14 CFR part 91 flight originated at Santa Fe Municipal saf on April 22, 2021 at 0700 MST.
The flight was intended to be a routine currency flight to kabq returning to saf.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 22, 2021, AT 0946 MST, A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT, N378CT, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. PILOT INTENDED TO RETURN TO SANTA FE MUNICIPAL (SAF) AIRPORT BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT FLIPPED, ENDING UP INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED HEAD LACERATIONS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL SAF ON APRIL 22, 2021 AT 0700 MST.
THE FLIGHT WAS INTENDED TO BE A ROUTINE CURRENCY FLIGHT TO KABQ RETURNING TO SAF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.