What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
.4) After takeoff, the airplane climbed to 400 feet above the ground, when the engine quit. The pilot performed a forced landing to a grass field located off the departure end of a perpendicular runway, and the airplane came to rest in a wooded area. Examination of the wreckage by a federal aviation administration inspector revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. An undetermined amount of fuel was observed in both wing tanks. All fuel and oil filters were intact and no contaminants were observed. The spark plugs were removed, and their electrodes were intact and light gray in color. The left and right magnetos were tested, by rotating the engine, and produced spark on all leads. The airplane's engine was then prepared for a test run, and started. The engine ran for about 7 minutes, then was shut down. (-23) pilot stated: "I departed on runway 29 and climbed to about 400-500 ft. when at the intersection, engine power was lost. Rather than turn downwind on runway 16, I elected to avoid dwellings and slipped down to the remaining portion of runway 34 into the wind and was forced up on the safety st rip and into the woods."
As the FAA filed it
.4) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A GRASS FIELD LOCATED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF A PERPENDICULAR RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE. AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN BOTH WING TANKS. ALL FUEL AND OIL FILTERS WERE INTACT AND NO CONTAMINANTS WERE OBSERVED. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED, AND THEIR ELECTRODES WERE INTACT AND LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS WERE TESTED, BY ROTATING THE ENGINE, AND PRODUCED SPARK ON ALL LEADS. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS THEN PREPARED FOR A TEST RUN, AND STARTED. THE ENGINE RAN FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES, THEN WAS SHUT DOWN. (-23) PILOT STATED: "I DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 29 AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 400-500 FT. WHEN AT THE INTERSECTION, ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. RATHER THAN TURN DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 16, I ELECTED TO AVOID DWELLINGS AND SLIPPED DOWN TO THE REMAINING PORTION OF RUNWAY 34 INTO THE WIND AND WAS FORCED UP ON THE SAFETY ST RIP AND INTO THE WOODS."
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.