What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot arrived at the airport for the airplane's first flight of the day, early afternoon. Airplane had just come out of maintenance from a 50 hour oil change. Pilot performed a normal preflight with no issues or concerns. Pilot started up and taxied to departure end of runway 28 for his pre-takeoff check. Everything indicated normal. Pilot departed runway 28, climed to 1700 MSL and made his normal pattern. Mid-field downwind he applied the carb heat. Abeam the numbers, reduced power and added first notch of flaps. As the pilot began his right base turn the engine quit. Pilot turned final, unable to make the runway, landed in a field east of the airport where the airplane landed then flipped forward on its top.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT FOR THE AIRPLANE'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, EARLY AFTERNOON. AIRPLANE HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINTENANCE FROM A 50 HOUR OIL CHANGE. PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT WITH NO ISSUES OR CONCERNS. PILOT STARTED UP AND TAXIED TO DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 28 FOR HIS PRE-TAKEOFF CHECK. EVERYTHING INDICATED NORMAL. PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 28, CLIMED TO 1700 MSL AND MADE HIS NORMAL PATTERN. MID-FIELD DOWNWIND HE APPLIED THE CARB HEAT. ABEAM THE NUMBERS, REDUCED POWER AND ADDED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS RIGHT BASE TURN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT TURNED FINAL, UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, LANDED IN A FIELD EAST OF THE AIRPORT WHERE THE AIRPLANE LANDED THEN FLIPPED FORWARD ON ITS TOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.