What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On test flight, engine quit. Landed in field (-4)the plt was on a local flt to check the ag acft after it had been parked for several months. While in flt, the eng suddenly lost all power. The plt made 2 restarts, but the eng lost power again after each restart. A forced landing was subsequently made in a corn field where the acft nosed over & was damaged. After the acdnt, the engine was checked &it ran successfully with no mechanical anomalies of the powerplant or fuel system.
As the FAA filed it
ON TEST FLIGHT, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FIELD (-4)THE PLT WAS ON A LOCAL FLT TO CHECK THE AG ACFT AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHILE IN FLT, THE ENG SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE PLT MADE 2 RESTARTS, BUT THE ENG LOST POWER AGAIN AFTER EACH RESTART. A FORCED LANDING WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE IN A CORN FIELD WHERE THE ACFT NOSED OVER & WAS DAMAGED. AFTER THE ACDNT, THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED &IT RAN SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES OF THE POWERPLANT OR FUEL SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
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