What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 15, 2005, pilot privacy data omitted departed Bartlesville, Oklahoma, (bvo) in a Beechcraft BE-35, N8396D, on a local flight, intending to land at bvo. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ described the engine as running "rough" during this personal flight. Subsequent to this privacy data omitted ^ stated that he switched fuel tanks, trying to improve the situation. At this time the engine quit completely, and the pilot privacy data omitted ^ was forced to land the aircraft in a field approximately three miles west of bvo. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ stated that he had switched the fuel selector to the "off" position. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ sustained only minor injuries, and the passenger, privacy data omitted was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2005, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA, (BVO) IN A BEECHCRAFT BE-35, N8396D, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, INTENDING TO LAND AT BVO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ DESCRIBED THE ENGINE AS RUNNING "ROUGH" DURING THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, TRYING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY, AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF BVO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE HAD SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE "OFF" POSITION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.