What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Approximately five minutes after taekoff at 2500 feet AGL the engine stopped. The pilot attempted to execute an emergency landing in a field approximately 1000 feet in length. The airplane touched down on an abrupt rise in the field approximately 300 feet from the west end. The nose and right main landing gear failed, and the airplane flipped over coming to rest inverted facing east. The following morning approximately three gallons of fuel remained in the fuel tank. The fuel appeared to be clear and free of debris. Control continuity could not be established due to the condition of the aircraft. The propeller was straight with no impact marks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAEKOFF AT 2500 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON AN ABRUPT RISE IN THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE WEST END. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED, AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED FACING EAST. THE FOLLOWING MORNING APPROXIMATELY THREE GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL APPEARED TO BE CLEAR AND FREE OF DEBRIS. CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER WAS STRAIGHT WITH NO IMPACT MARKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.