What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 21, 2022 at 1500Z, an Aeronca 7AC, privacy data omitted had a sudden engine failure that caused the pilot to make an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft ultimatly came to a stop in a small pond due to lack of available landing area. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was bubstantially damaged and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated at lakeland , Florida, on July 21, 2022 at approximatly 1445Z.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 21, 2022 AT 1500Z, AN AERONCA 7AC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATLY CAME TO A STOP IN A SMALL POND DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE LANDING AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKELAND , FLORIDA, ON JULY 21, 2022 AT APPROXIMATLY 1445Z.
NTSB investigation
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