What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 20, 2007, at approximately 1000MDT, N5104K, a Ryan Navion, departed runway 28 at Santa Fe Municipal Airport, Santa Fe, new Mexico, where at approximately 400 feet AGL lost power and crash landed in an open field. The commercial pilot received no injuries while the aircraft received substantial damage. VMC conditions prevailed. The pilot was enroute to moriarty, new Mexico for a fly-in. During the climb, the pilot noticed that the aircraft was losing RPM, from 2500 to 2200. The pilot made an immediate left turn and landed in an open field. Damage to the aircraft consisted of right main gear and nose gear separated from the aircraft, the engine separated from the airframe and the propeller blades bent back.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 20, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000MDT, N5104K, A RYAN NAVION, DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WHERE AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL LOST POWER AND CRASH LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES WHILE THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO FOR A FLY-IN. DURING THE CLIMB, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING RPM, FROM 2500 TO 2200. THE PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND THE PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.