What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot took off 50 minutes to 1 hour before the accident, and was spraying a field at the time of the accident. He reported that on the last pass, as he was pulling up, the engine lost power in a left turn. He performed a forced landing onto rough and uneven terrain; and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft salvage crew who recovered the aircraft reported that they found 3 gallons of fuel in the aircraft's left wing tank and no fuel in the right wing tank (the aircraft has a 33-gallon tank in each wing, of which 6.5 gallons in each tank is unusable.) (-23)aircraft was maneuvering for last few passes during aerial application, when engine lost power. During forced landing, aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries to pilot. Salvage operation that recovered aircraft reported that only three gallons of fuel was drained out of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF 50 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE REPORTED THAT ON THE LAST PASS, AS HE WAS PULLING UP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN A LEFT TURN. HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ONTO ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN; AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT SALVAGE CREW WHO RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND 3 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TANK AND NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING TANK (THE AIRCRAFT HAS A 33-GALLON TANK IN EACH WING, OF WHICH 6.5 GALLONS IN EACH TANK IS UNUSABLE.) (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING FOR LAST FEW PASSES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING FORCED LANDING, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. SALVAGE OPERATION THAT RECOVERED AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT ONLY THREE GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED OUT OF AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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