What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 10-23-00 while departing Illinois Valley Parachute club airport the appropriately rated pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft experienced a complete loss of power at approximately 200-300 feet above the ground in a climb attitude. The PIC indicated the engine got rough and lost power. The PIC lowered the nose, turned to about 90 degrees to the south, tried the carburetor heat, electric fuel pump, and pumped the throttle. The PIC then landed in a plowed field. The aircraft came to rest about 52 feet from the touchdown point on a heading of about 200 degrees. The aircraft received damage to the propeller, nose bowl, cowling, nose landing gear support, engine mount, firewall, fuselage belly skin aft of the firewall, the left side fuselage skin just aft of the firewall, and the left wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10-23-00 WHILE DEPARTING ILLINOIS VALLEY PARACHUTE CLUB AIRPORT THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A CLIMB ATTITUDE. THE PIC INDICATED THE ENGINE GOT ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE, TURNED TO ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE SOUTH, TRIED THE CARBURETOR HEAT, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE. THE PIC THEN LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 52 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 200 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE BOWL, COWLING, NOSE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AFT OF THE FIREWALL, THE LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF THE FIREWALL, AND THE LEFT WING TIP.
NTSB investigation
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