What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Noted low fuel on spray run. Turned back to base. Ran out 8MILES short. Used heavy braking landing. Nosed over. (-23) the pilot stated that while returning to the aerial applicator's base of operation, Clark, SD, the engine lost power due to fuel depletion after 1.5 hours of flying time. The airplane landed on a small pasture, stopping abruptly and flipped over. The 14 CFR part 137 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The pilot exited the aircraft and was not injured. Substantial damage occurred to the vertical stabilizer and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
NOTED LOW FUEL ON SPRAY RUN. TURNED BACK TO BASE. RAN OUT 8MILES SHORT. USED HEAVY BRAKING LANDING. NOSED OVER. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE RETURNING TO THE AERIAL APPLICATOR'S BASE OF OPERATION, CLARK, SD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF FLYING TIME. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A SMALL PASTURE, STOPPING ABRUPTLY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
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