What happened
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Aircraft experienced engine failure and crashed in a field. (-23) aircraft was flying from chesaning (50G) to dalton (3DA). Pilot reported engine problems, attempted to land in bean field. Aircraft bounced once, then flipped over after second impact and slid. (.4) the airplane flipped over during a forced landing in a bean field, following a total loss of engine power. Postflight examination revealed that the right wing tank was full of fuel, and the left wing tank was empty. The fuel valve selector was found selected to the left wing tank. Both wing tanks use vented fuel caps, and are routed to a single fuel valve. During a engine run up following the accident no abnormalities with the airplane's engine were noted.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM CHESANING (50G) TO DALTON (3DA). PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS, ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN BEAN FIELD. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE, THEN FLIPPED OVER AFTER SECOND IMPACT AND SLID. (.4) THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. POSTFLIGHT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL, AND THE LEFT WING TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FUEL VALVE SELECTOR WAS FOUND SELECTED TO THE LEFT WING TANK. BOTH WING TANKS USE VENTED FUEL CAPS, AND ARE ROUTED TO A SINGLE FUEL VALVE. DURING A ENGINE RUN UP FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WERE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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