What happened
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On July 27, 2023 at 14:30 CST a Varga model 2150A privacy data omitted flew from south bend, in to oshkosh WI. While entering the holding pattern for the arrival procedure into oshkosh eaa airventure, the aircraft engine stopped running. The pilot attempted a restart and the engine restarted for 4-5 seconds before stopping. The pilot landed the aircraft in a cornfield 3 miles north of Green Lake WI. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substanial damage after impacting the corn and flipping over (inverted). The aircarft was being operated by the privacy data omittedas a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2023 AT 14:30 CST A VARGA MODEL 2150A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW FROM SOUTH BEND, IN TO OSHKOSH WI. WHILE ENTERING THE HOLDING PATTERN FOR THE ARRIVAL PROCEDURE INTO OSHKOSH EAA AIRVENTURE, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED FOR 4-5 SECONDS BEFORE STOPPING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORNFIELD 3 MILES NORTH OF GREEN LAKE WI. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING THE CORN AND FLIPPING OVER (INVERTED). THE AIRCARFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
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