What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Found inverted in a corn field. (.4)the damaged airplane was found at a location that correlated with a right downwind for runway 18. There were indications that it had collided with trees during a forced landing, then impacted the ground. Initial impact was with a 30 foot tree. Investigation did not be determined how long the airplane had been airborne before the accident. There was no damage to the propeller. The fuel tank had ruptured during impact. The engine and flight controls had continuity. Inspection revealed that the copper fuel line from the carburetor to the strainer was broken at the carburetor ferrule fitting, in an area immediately adjacent to a ferrule nut. Examination of the fracture surface revealed fine crack arrest markings, indicative of fatigue. The fatigue cracking originated on the outside surface of the tube.
As the FAA filed it
FOUND INVERTED IN A CORN FIELD. (.4)THE DAMAGED AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AT A LOCATION THAT CORRELATED WITH A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18. THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT IT HAD COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH A 30 FOOT TREE. INVESTIGATION DID NOT BE DETERMINED HOW LONG THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE FUEL TANK HAD RUPTURED DURING IMPACT. THE ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE COPPER FUEL LINE FROM THE CARBURETOR TO THE STRAINER WAS BROKEN AT THE CARBURETOR FERRULE FITTING, IN AN AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A FERRULE NUT. EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED FINE CRACK ARREST MARKINGS, INDICATIVE OF FATIGUE. THE FATIGUE CRACKING ORIGINATED ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE TUBE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.