De Havilland Canada Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25; Flight Crew Total 1350; Flight Crew Type 350
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
After replacing points in a magneto which had destroyed itself; I flew back to the home base. A few miles from base I had a total engine failure. I did not have enough altitude to make the runway and set down in a field. There is no apparent damage to the aircraft. Apparently the Gipsy Major engine runs both magnetos from a common drive. It is believed the common drive failed.
DHC-1 pilot reported a magneto failure resulting in an off airport landing.