What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 30, 2005, at 2017 EST a Enstrom F-28A N266Q, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted made forced landing into a farm field approximately 1.5 miles north west of Portland airport Indiana (pld). The aircraft had just departed pld, where it had stopped for fuel and engine oil, and was enroute to the owners property in privacy data omitted. Approximately 1.5 miles north west of the airfield the engine stopped and the pilot landed in an unharvested cornfield. During the landing the aircraft sustained damage to the undercarriage, rotor and tail assembly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2005, AT 2017 EST A ENSTROM F-28A N266Q, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE FORCED LANDING INTO A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF PORTLAND AIRPORT INDIANA (PLD). THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED PLD, WHERE IT HAD STOPPED FOR FUEL AND ENGINE OIL, AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE OWNERS PROPERTY IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRFIELD THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT LANDED IN AN UNHARVESTED CORNFIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, ROTOR AND TAIL ASSEMBLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.