What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 12, 1999, at 0730 CDT, N1031Q, an air tractor, received substantial damage when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of power while returning to a private airstrip near Humphrey, Arkansas. The aircraft is registered to porky's flying service of Humphrey, AR and was flown by michael hodges of Humphrey, AR. The pilot stated that he was returning to his private strip after completing a spray run when the engine quit quite suddenly. During a forced landing in a rice field the aircraft contacted a dike with both wings. There was no fire and no injuries. The cause of engine power loss is still under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 1999, AT 0730 CDT, N1031Q, AN AIR TRACTOR, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE RETURNING TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR HUMPHREY, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO PORKY'S FLYING SERVICE OF HUMPHREY, AR AND WAS FLOWN BY MICHAEL HODGES OF HUMPHREY, AR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP AFTER COMPLETING A SPRAY RUN WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT QUITE SUDDENLY. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A DIKE WITH BOTH WINGS. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
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