What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 5, 2021, at approximately 2000 eastern daylight time, a Piper J3C aircraft, N6269H, landed in a bean field approximately five miles northwest of Gosport, Indiana. The private pilot was not injured and aircraft sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to Mr. Francis balzer and operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed. The flight originated from the pam?s place airport (78I), eminence, Indiana.
The pilot stated he was on a flight doing takeoff and landings at numerous airports and headed back to his home airstrip. He said the engine was running fine until he heard a bang, at which point the aircraft started to vibrate. He reduced the engine power and as he was looking for somewhere to land the engine quit and he landed in a bean field. Due to the height of the beans, the airplane nosed over onto its back, damaging the top of the rudder.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 5, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER J3C AIRCRAFT, N6269H, LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF GOSPORT, INDIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MR. FRANCIS BALZER AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PAM?S PLACE AIRPORT (78I), EMINENCE, INDIANA.
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A FLIGHT DOING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT NUMEROUS AIRPORTS AND HEADED BACK TO HIS HOME AIRSTRIP. HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL HE HEARD A BANG, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE. HE REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER AND AS HE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE BEANS, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK, DAMAGING THE TOP OF THE RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.