What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 19, 2022 the pilot of privacy data omitted, a Smith Miniplane DSA-1, departed from the millard airport in omaha, Nebraska at approximately 10:00 am. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, approximately 29 miles southeast of kmle the pilot made a turn to head back to kmle and experienced a loss of engine power. Unable to restore power to the engine, the pilot steered the aircraft into a wooded area approximately 4 miles east of Union, NE and approximately 200 yards west of the Missouri river. The pilot sustained injuries, to include fractured ribs and a face laceration. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, landing gear, wings, tail and engine. The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 19, 2022 THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A SMITH MINIPLANE DSA-1, DEPARTED FROM THE MILLARD AIRPORT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KMLE THE PILOT MADE A TURN TO HEAD BACK TO KMLE AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE, THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF UNION, NE AND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES, TO INCLUDE FRACTURED RIBS AND A FACE LACERATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, WINGS, TAIL AND ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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