What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 9, 1999, approximately 1100 mountain daylight time, a Wsk pzl mielec dromder M-18A, N9103Y, was substantially damaged during an attempted forced landing near Hasty, Colorado. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by denten aerial spraying, las animas, Colorado under title 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight which originated from a private agricultural strip approximately 1 hour before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. (.4) the pilot, he had just finished an application job, and was flying back to his private airstrip. He said his fuel gauge was reading about 1/4 full. Two minutes later, his engine lost power. He hand pumped his fuel boost pump but there was no fuel in it. He performed a forced landing to a corn field, and the airplane nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1100 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WSK PZL MIELEC DROMDER M-18A, N9103Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING NEAR HASTY, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY DENTEN AERIAL SPRAYING, LAS ANIMAS, COLORADO UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL STRIP APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. (.4) THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST FINISHED AN APPLICATION JOB, AND WAS FLYING BACK TO HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. HE SAID HIS FUEL GAUGE WAS READING ABOUT 1/4 FULL. TWO MINUTES LATER, HIS ENGINE LOST POWER. HE HAND PUMPED HIS FUEL BOOST PUMP BUT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN IT. HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A CORN FIELD, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.