What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power. Landed in a field. Checked engine ok. Struck power line trying to depart small area. (-23) pilot was on a pleasure flight with no passengers when engine developed apparent carburetor ice and failed to develop any power. After engine quit the pilot landed aircraft in a field. After restart pilot attempted to take off from field, caught tailwheel on guidewire from powerline and substantially damaged aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD. CHECKED ENGINE OK. STRUCK POWER LINE TRYING TO DEPART SMALL AREA. (-23) PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH NO PASSENGERS WHEN ENGINE DEVELOPED APPARENT CARBURETOR ICE AND FAILED TO DEVELOP ANY POWER. AFTER ENGINE QUIT THE PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD. AFTER RESTART PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM FIELD, CAUGHT TAILWHEEL ON GUIDEWIRE FROM POWERLINE AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.