What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 17, 2002, about 9:00 eastern daylight time, a Boeing 75-A75N1, N64567, made an off airport forced landing following a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from the municipal airport at Bardstown, KY (bry). The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries; the airplane was destroyed. There was no post accident fire. The pilot stated that prior to takeoff, the run-up appeared to be normal. After takeoff, the engine started losing power at an estimated 400 feet AGL. The pilot then opted to land in a small hilly field. According to an eyewitness, the airplane impacted the ground left wing down at a 45-degree angle, sixty-degree angle of descent. The aircraft then bounced about twenty feet into the air, turning counter-clockwise. The aircraft eventually came to rest on the main gear. The impact zone is three quarters of a mile northwest of the Bardstown airport. The eyewitnesses further stated he heard the engine sputtering, and then stop running prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 17, 2002, ABOUT 9:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 75-A75N1, N64567, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT BARDSTOWN, KY (BRY). THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE RUN-UP APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AT AN ESTIMATED 400 FEET AGL. THE PILOT THEN OPTED TO LAND IN A SMALL HILLY FIELD. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING DOWN AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE, SIXTY-DEGREE ANGLE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED ABOUT TWENTY FEET INTO THE AIR, TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE IMPACT ZONE IS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE NORTHWEST OF THE BARDSTOWN AIRPORT. THE EYEWITNESSES FURTHER STATED HE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING, AND THEN STOP RUNNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.