What happened
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Engine quit while applying fertilizer, acft crashed into pine trees, Lewisville, AR. (.4)the pilot of the turbine-powered agricultural airplane reported that the engine loss power while applying fertilizer to pine trees. The pilot added that there were no open areas available for the forced landing and the airplane settled into the pine trees. The airplane's fuel system was found to be 3/4 full, and fuel was present in the fuel lines to the engine. The operator reported that 3 other airplanes under his supervision were refueled from the same tanker and none reported any fuel contamination problems. The engine was not equipped with an auto re-light or continuos ignition system. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. (-23) history of flight: on may 4, 1998, at 1700 cdst, a Grumman, G-164-B, N48484, registered to thrash aviation, pelahatchie, MS, crash landed in a remote field while performing a CFR 137 aerial application. The aircraft engine ceased to develop power and the pilot made an uncontrolled emergency landing in a wooded field. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Substantial damage was done to the aircraft wings. The lone occupant was not injured and is a certificated commercial pilot. The flight originated at a farm strip west of louisville, Arkansas. Damage to aircraft: both bottom wings sustained substantial damage as did the propeller, landing gear and fuselage center section. Test and research: visual inspection of the aircraft revealed no apparent reason for the engine failure. The aircraft has been conditionally released to the owner and inspection and test of the engine will be performed after recovery of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT WHILE APPLYING FERTILIZER, ACFT CRASHED INTO PINE TREES, LEWISVILLE, AR. (.4)THE PILOT OF THE TURBINE-POWERED AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WHILE APPLYING FERTILIZER TO PINE TREES. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN AREAS AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO THE PINE TREES. THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE 3/4 FULL, AND FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINES TO THE ENGINE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT 3 OTHER AIRPLANES UNDER HIS SUPERVISION WERE REFUELED FROM THE SAME TANKER AND NONE REPORTED ANY FUEL CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO RE-LIGHT OR CONTINUOS IGNITION SYSTEM. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (-23) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON MAY 4, 1998, AT 1700 CDST, A GRUMMAN, G-164-B, N48484, REGISTERED TO THRASH AVIATION, PELAHATCHIE, MS, CRASH LANDED IN A REMOTE FIELD WHILE PERFORMING A CFR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CEASED TO DEVELOP POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AN UNCONTROLLED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WOODED FIELD. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS. THE LONE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND IS A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A FARM STRIP WEST OF LOUISVILLE, ARKANSAS. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: BOTH BOTTOM WINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS DID THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION. TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN CONDITIONALLY RELEASED TO THE OWNER AND INSPECTION AND TEST OF THE ENGINE WILL BE PERFORMED AFTER RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT.
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