What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According tot he pilot, he had just finished spraying chemical on a field and was turning towards another field. He was at 200-300 feet when the engine "popped" and quit. He attampted to restart, and set up to land on a country road. The vertical stablilizer struck a power line, and the airplane yawed to the left. The airplane then touched down, bounced, struck a tree, and ground looped, finally coming to rest near the treeline. According to the FAA inspector who examined the airplane. The pilot had departed Headland Municipal Airport with about 65 gallons of fuel onboard, 50 gallons in the left tank and 15 gallons in the right. According to the pilot, the airplane burns about 50 gallons of fuel an hour. Examination of the airplane found no fuel remaining in the fuel tanks nor any odor of fuel at the crash site. (-23) the thrush lost power at about 200-300 feet while in a climbing left turn. The aircraft landed in a road and just missed a vehicle that stopped when the drive saw the aircraft coming down the road. The tail of the aircraft hit the powerless and then clipped some trees with the right wing. The aircraft ground looped and crashed into the trees on the right side of the road. The investigation revealed that the aircraft was either out of fuel or very low on fuel at the time of the accident. There was no visible indications of a fuel spill at the time of the accident. A statement from the pilot indicates approximately 20 minutes of fuel was remaining at the time of the accident. There was no visible fuel around the aircraft after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TOT HE PILOT, HE HAD JUST FINISHED SPRAYING CHEMICAL ON A FIELD AND WAS TURNING TOWARDS ANOTHER FIELD. HE WAS AT 200-300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE "POPPED" AND QUIT. HE ATTAMPTED TO RESTART, AND SET UP TO LAND ON A COUNTRY ROAD. THE VERTICAL STABLILIZER STRUCK A POWER LINE, AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED, STRUCK A TREE, AND GROUND LOOPED, FINALLY COMING TO REST NEAR THE TREELINE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED HEADLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH ABOUT 65 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD, 50 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND 15 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE BURNS ABOUT 50 GALLONS OF FUEL AN HOUR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND NO FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS NOR ANY ODOR OF FUEL AT THE CRASH SITE. (-23) THE THRUSH LOST POWER AT ABOUT 200-300 FEET WHILE IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A ROAD AND JUST MISSED A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED WHEN THE DRIVE SAW THE AIRCRAFT COMING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE POWERLESS AND THEN CLIPPED SOME TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EITHER OUT OF FUEL OR VERY LOW ON FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE INDICATIONS OF A FUEL SPILL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT INDICATES APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF FUEL WAS REMAINING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.