What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While on a spray pass at an altitude of approximately 20 feet, pilot felt engine losing power. Pilot banked aircraft right to avoid trees and powerlines at the FAR end of the field. At this point the engine quit. Aircraft landed in the center of cotton field that he was spraying, skidding approximately 65 feet to a stop. Pilot stated he topped off fuel prior to last flight, and had approximately 80 gallons on board at the time of the accident and the fuel was equally distributed in the wing tanks. Hazmat crew said that fuel was leaking from wings when they arrived. Fuel was still seeping from a/c next morning. Note: aircraft and engine records not available locally for review. In proces of obtaining records.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON A SPRAY PASS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, PILOT FELT ENGINE LOSING POWER. PILOT BANKED AIRCRAFT RIGHT TO AVOID TREES AND POWERLINES AT THE FAR END OF THE FIELD. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE CENTER OF COTTON FIELD THAT HE WAS SPRAYING, SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET TO A STOP. PILOT STATED HE TOPPED OFF FUEL PRIOR TO LAST FLIGHT, AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 GALLONS ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE FUEL WAS EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE WING TANKS. HAZMAT CREW SAID THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM WINGS WHEN THEY ARRIVED. FUEL WAS STILL SEEPING FROM A/C NEXT MORNING. NOTE: AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY FOR REVIEW. IN PROCES OF OBTAINING RECORDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.