What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 20, 2023, the pilot/privacy data omitted of the aircraft departed his home base airport approximately an hour before the accident. The pilotprivacy data omitted recently, June 2023, acquired the airplane and had accrued approximately 20 hours time in the airplane. This flight was a proficiency flight, practice approaches. The pilotprivacy data omitted had made one practice approach at a neighboring airport, on return to home base airport decided to make another practice approach at an airport in between. Without landing, during the climb out and return to home, the pilotprivacy data omitted experienced rapid intermittent engine operation, few seconds later complete power loss. Pilotprivacy data omittedattempted to return to the airport. Unable, made emergency landing in soybean field approximately one-half mile north of airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 20, 2023, THE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECENTLY, JUNE 2023, ACQUIRED THE AIRPLANE AND HAD ACCRUED APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS TIME IN THE AIRPLANE. THIS FLIGHT WAS A PROFICIENCY FLIGHT, PRACTICE APPROACHES. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MADE ONE PRACTICE APPROACH AT A NEIGHBORING AIRPORT, ON RETURN TO HOME BASE AIRPORT DECIDED TO MAKE ANOTHER PRACTICE APPROACH AT AN AIRPORT IN BETWEEN. WITHOUT LANDING, DURING THE CLIMB OUT AND RETURN TO HOME, THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED RAPID INTERMITTENT ENGINE OPERATION, FEW SECONDS LATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS. PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. UNABLE, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTH OF AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.