What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power at cruise low altitude. Landed in cornfield. (.4)the pilot said that while in cruise flight the engine suffered a loss of power. He said that in response to the loss of power, he tried the carburetor heat, switched the fuel tank selector, and checked the magnetos. He said that when power was not recovered, he switched the fuel selector back to the tank originally selected, and initiated a forced landing in a crop (corn) field. Subsequent to the accident, the fuel selector was found selected to the right fuel tank. There was no leakage from the tank. When the wings were removed to move the airplane, one quart of fuel was removed from the right tank. After the airplane was righted the engine was started and ran with no noted mechanical anomalies. (-23)the pilot was giving a friend her first plane ride. While in cruise fligth at a low altitude the engine began to run rough, the pilot tried carberator heat and switch magnetos, he then switched tanks but returned fuel selector to original position and tanks. The pilot stated that it seemed to run a lttle better, so he decided to land on his spray strip 1/2 mile away when the engine quit. The pilot made a emergency landing in a corn field. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Investigation pending as to cause of loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER AT CRUISE LOW ALTITUDE. LANDED IN CORNFIELD. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER. HE SAID THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE LOSS OF POWER, HE TRIED THE CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR, AND CHECKED THE MAGNETOS. HE SAID THAT WHEN POWER WAS NOT RECOVERED, HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO THE TANK ORIGINALLY SELECTED, AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A CROP (CORN) FIELD. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND SELECTED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE FROM THE TANK. WHEN THE WINGS WERE REMOVED TO MOVE THE AIRPLANE, ONE QUART OF FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS RIGHTED THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN WITH NO NOTED MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. (-23)THE PILOT WAS GIVING A FRIEND HER FIRST PLANE RIDE. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGTH AT A LOW ALTITUDE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THE PILOT TRIED CARBERATOR HEAT AND SWITCH MAGNETOS, HE THEN SWITCHED TANKS BUT RETURNED FUEL SELECTOR TO ORIGINAL POSITION AND TANKS. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT SEEMED TO RUN A LTTLE BETTER, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND ON HIS SPRAY STRIP 1/2 MILE AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION PENDING AS TO CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER.
NTSB investigation
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