What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 19, 2026, at about 1407 central standard time, a Freccia experimental aircraft privacy data omitted piloted by a commercial pilot landed in a marsh area near Montello WI after an in-flight engine shutdown/ loss of power. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot received no injuries. The aircraft was enroute to eaa airventure 2026 fly in using the fisk arrival procedure when the engine lost power. Visual meteorological conditioned prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 19, 2026, AT ABOUT 1407 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A FRECCIA EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT LANDED IN A MARSH AREA NEAR MONTELLO WI AFTER AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN/ LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO EAA AIRVENTURE 2026 FLY IN USING THE FISK ARRIVAL PROCEDURE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONED PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.