What happened
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Acft ran off the end of the rwy, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on July 30, 1999, at 1900 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-401B, N61775, operated by brian agricultural aviation, pekin, Illinois, nosed over following a loss of engine power during takeoff from the chiquita food processing airstrip (2,300' x 80', grass) in Edelstein, Illinois. The commercial pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 137 agricultural flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot was intending to land at his Private airstrip in pekin, IL, following the aerial application flight.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 30, 1999, AT 1900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-401B, N61775, OPERATED BY BRIAN AGRICULTURAL AVIATION, PEKIN, ILLINOIS, NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE CHIQUITA FOOD PROCESSING AIRSTRIP (2,300' X 80', GRASS) IN EDELSTEIN, ILLINOIS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS INTENDING TO LAND AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN PEKIN, IL, FOLLOWING THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.
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