What happened
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Acft engine quit during aerial application, the pilot made an emergency landing in a cotton field, and the acft flipped over on landing. (From .19) on August 12, 1999, at 0850 central daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G-164B agricultural airplane, N8253K, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a total loss of engine power near Ferriday, Louisiana. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by blackwell flying service of Ferriday, Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from the operator's private grass strip at 0800.according to the pilot, he was applying "malathion," a chemical utilized for the eradication of boll weevils, to a field. The airplane was 1 to 2 feet above cotton bushes when the engine lost total power. The pilot stated that there was no "sputtering, backfiring or warning of the impending loss of engine power." The pilot landed the airplane in the field, and during the landing roll, the airplane contacted "larger" cotton bushes. Subsequently, th e airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. An FAA inspector examined the airplane at the site and reported that the vertical stabilizer and rudder were structurally damaged. He also reported that the cabane struts were damaged. (-23)during a spray run aircraft ran out of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE QUIT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (FROM .19) ON AUGUST 12, 1999, AT 0850 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N8253K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FERRIDAY, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BLACKWELL FLYING SERVICE OF FERRIDAY, LOUISIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT 0800.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS APPLYING "MALATHION," A CHEMICAL UTILIZED FOR THE ERADICATION OF BOLL WEEVILS, TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE COTTON BUSHES WHEN THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO "SPUTTERING, BACKFIRING OR WARNING OF THE IMPENDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER." THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE FIELD, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED "LARGER" COTTON BUSHES. SUBSEQUENTLY, TH E AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SITE AND REPORTED THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CABANE STRUTS WERE DAMAGED. (-23)DURING A SPRAY RUN AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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