What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was fueled 09/23/2006 the week before the accident at rockwood (rkw). The aircraft was topped off and a one hour trip to richmond KY (I39) airport which would have left 8 gallons of fuel. On 09/29/2006 the aircraft took off from I39 airport in a northerly direction at approximately 13:00 local time. The pilot privacy data omitted said the engine quit and would not restart, the aircraft was at about 2000 ft. the pilot followed cleveland road and landed at 604 nth cleveland road in a field about 13:30. The magnetos were removed and checked. The left magneto had a shorted condenser: the right magneto points were almost closed and the magneto would not fire. The right magneto points were properly adjusted and it fired correctly. The magnetos were overhauled December 22, 1966 and had 500 hours of operation since overhaul.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED 09/23/2006 THE WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AT ROCKWOOD (RKW). THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF AND A ONE HOUR TRIP TO RICHMOND KY (I39) AIRPORT WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT 8 GALLONS OF FUEL. ON 09/29/2006 THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM I39 AIRPORT IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID THE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 2000 FT. THE PILOT FOLLOWED CLEVELAND ROAD AND LANDED AT 604 NTH CLEVELAND ROAD IN A FIELD ABOUT 13:30. THE MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED AND CHECKED. THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD A SHORTED CONDENSER: THE RIGHT MAGNETO POINTS WERE ALMOST CLOSED AND THE MAGNETO WOULD NOT FIRE. THE RIGHT MAGNETO POINTS WERE PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND IT FIRED CORRECTLY. THE MAGNETOS WERE OVERHAULED DECEMBER 22, 1966 AND HAD 500 HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE OVERHAUL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.