What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 20, 2023, at 09:30, a Luscombe L8 aircraft bearing registration number privacy data omitted, registered to the private owner, experienced a loss of power and made an emergency landing into an open field north of Clovis Regional Airport, NM. The aircraft was being operated on an instruction flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot, flight instructor sustained no injuries. The flight originated from portales airport, NM may 20, 2023, at 8:30.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 20, 2023, AT 09:30, A LUSCOMBE L8 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD NORTH OF CLOVIS REGIONAL AIRPORT, NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTALES AIRPORT, NM MAY 20, 2023, AT 8:30.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N71983 · 2
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