What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After the accident, the pilot called the Washington airport manager and reported that his engine had lost oil pressure and the engine seized. Attempting an off airport landing in a cornfield, the aircraft reportedly stalled 30 feet above the ground. The airport manager obtained an aircraft to take aerial photos of the site and reported that there was a trail of oil leading down the taxi way to the runway that the previous pilot had taken off from. Inspection determined that the engine was not seized, but was not running when it hit the ground. A magneto had spark, there were four quarts of oil in the crank case, there was an adequate fuel supply, the engine had compression and the magnetos were turned to the "on" position. An oil line to the oil pressure gage was disconnected at the engine. See attachment "a". privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT CALLED THE WASHINGTON AIRPORT MANAGER AND REPORTED THAT HIS ENGINE HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. ATTEMPTING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CORNFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY STALLED 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRPORT MANAGER OBTAINED AN AIRCRAFT TO TAKE AERIAL PHOTOS OF THE SITE AND REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL LEADING DOWN THE TAXI WAY TO THE RUNWAY THAT THE PREVIOUS PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM. INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT SEIZED, BUT WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND. A MAGNETO HAD SPARK, THERE WERE FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CRANK CASE, THERE WAS AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY, THE ENGINE HAD COMPRESSION AND THE MAGNETOS WERE TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. AN OIL LINE TO THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE ENGINE. SEE ATTACHMENT "A". ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.