What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During runup failed to ascertain mags on both. Stall horn on takeoff. Elected land in field striking a fence. (.4)the airplane was damaged during a forced landing about one mile after departure from the airport. The pilot said that after the accident, he discovered the magneto switch to be selected to only magneto and that he did not use the mixture control to reduce the rich mixture prior to departure. (-23)take off from runway 30 at Harrison, NE (9V3), was attempted during run up, the PIC failed to turn the magneto selector to both for takeoff. After the aircraft became airborne, the stall warning flight illuminated adn the PIC elected to make an emergency landing in a field thus striking a fence and causing damage to the tail of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING RUNUP FAILED TO ASCERTAIN MAGS ON BOTH. STALL HORN ON TAKEOFF. ELECTED LAND IN FIELD STRIKING A FENCE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT ONE MILE AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE DISCOVERED THE MAGNETO SWITCH TO BE SELECTED TO ONLY MAGNETO AND THAT HE DID NOT USE THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO REDUCE THE RICH MIXTURE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. (-23)TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT HARRISON, NE (9V3), WAS ATTEMPTED DURING RUN UP, THE PIC FAILED TO TURN THE MAGNETO SELECTOR TO BOTH FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE STALL WARNING FLIGHT ILLUMINATED ADN THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD THUS STRIKING A FENCE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL OF THE 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.