What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On climbout after takeoff the aircraft lost power. The engine RPM dropped to 1200. The pilot attempted to circle and land on the runway, but a tailwind forced him to overfly the runway and he landed in a field just north of the runway. Investigation revealed the throttle control cable became disconnected from the carburetor. The connecting hardware could not be found. It is unknown if the hardware malfunctioned or installed improperly.
As the FAA filed it
ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 1200. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY, BUT A TAILWIND FORCED HIM TO OVERFLY THE RUNWAY AND HE LANDED IN A FIELD JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE CONNECTING HARDWARE COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONED OR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.