What happened
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Acft crashed while transitioning from the aerial application field to the company airstrip, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 21, 1999, approximately 0715 mountain daylight time, a weatherly 620B, N2033N, collided with the terrain during an emergency landing following a complete loss of engine power near Tetonia, Idaho. The commercial pilot received minor injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The CFR part 91 position flight from an agricultural application landing site to the company airstrip was being conducted in visual meteorological conditions. The flight had been airborne for less than five minutes at the time of the occurrence. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation. According to the pilot, just after he leveled off about 200 feet above the ground, the engine lost all power without any previous sign of impending malfunction. He therefore made an emergency landing in a nearby field and impacted the rough terrain during the process. (-23) after leveling at 200 ft. AGL during ferry flight to residence, the e ngine quit and spooled down. During the emergency landing that followed the aircraft hit rough terrain in the process of landing.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE AERIAL APPLICATION FIELD TO THE COMPANY AIRSTRIP, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 21, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 0715 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WEATHERLY 620B, N2033N, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR TETONIA, IDAHO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CFR PART 91 POSITION FLIGHT FROM AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION LANDING SITE TO THE COMPANY AIRSTRIP WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, JUST AFTER HE LEVELED OFF ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SIGN OF IMPENDING MALFUNCTION. HE THEREFORE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD AND IMPACTED THE ROUGH TERRAIN DURING THE PROCESS. (-23) AFTER LEVELING AT 200 FT. AGL DURING FERRY FLIGHT TO RESIDENCE, THE E NGINE QUIT AND SPOOLED DOWN. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THAT FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT HIT ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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