What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 18, 1998, about 1050 central daylight time, a rockwell S-2R, N8488V, owned by a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight, impacted with the ground during a forced landing near Belzoni, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commerical rated pilot was not injured. The flight had originated from a private airstrip, at 1015. The pilot had completed spraying a field, and was returning to the airstrip to pick up more chemicals the flight was at an altitude of 400 feet when the pilot reported that the airplanes engine lost comcplete power. The pilot elected to make a forced landing in a rice field. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel got caught in mud, causing the airplane to pull left, the right wing to strike the ground. And the airplane to come to rest on its nose. Examination of the engine revealed somthing had broken in the blower, causing oil to leak/ (-23) a/c N8488V lost power due to internal engine failure. Pilot made a forced landing, causing damage to the right wing and right landing gear and c enter section framing structure.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 18, 1998, ABOUT 1050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROCKWELL S-2R, N8488V, OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERICAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AT 1015. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD, AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRSTRIP TO PICK UP MORE CHEMICALS THE FLIGHT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANES ENGINE LOST COMCPLETE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL GOT CAUGHT IN MUD, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PULL LEFT, THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. AND THE AIRPLANE TO COME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SOMTHING HAD BROKEN IN THE BLOWER, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK/ (-23) A/C N8488V LOST POWER DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND C ENTER SECTION FRAMING STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.