What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine was struck by a rifle shot while pilot was pulling up from a spray run. Believed to be actions of a farmer.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE WAS STRUCK BY A RIFLE SHOT WHILE PILOT WAS PULLING UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. BELIEVED TO BE ACTIONS OF A FARMER.
Other reports on N48417 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20101001051719ALanding: Rollout · Edison, GAPilot reported that on 10-01-2010, while landing to the south at his privately owned strip in Edison, GA., his right brake failed causing him to lose control of the aircraft and veer left off the runway into a ditch. Aircraft came to rest pointing north east…Accident 20020906038779ATakeoff Ground Roll · Martin, MI(-23) This part 137, accident occurred at 1045 EDT on September 6, 2002. On takeoff at 50 mph with a full load of fungicide mixture, the right aft hopper lid became unsecured. The windshield became covered and the pilot could no longer see out the front.…Incident 20000707027669ILow Level Operations · Decatur, MI(-23)The pilot was spraying a celery crop and had to fly under the wires to get the desired converage. He was just entering the area to cross under the wire when a thermal caused his right wing to raise and strike the wire about two feet from the wing tip.…Incident 19990407019289IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nunica, MIAircraft made a normal landing on runway 26. After the tail wheel contacted the ground the pilot selected the "bata range" and the tail wheel started to rise and continued to come up until the propeller hit the ground and flipped the aircraft over. (Note…Accident 19880817033919AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Schoolcraft, MIHose on spray boom separated on a spray run. Elected to land on narrow road. Wing caught corn stalks. Ground looped