What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was returning to the Osborne, Kansas airport after spraying a field approximately 15 miles west of the airport. Approxiamtely 1.5 miles northwest of the airport he experienced a total engine failure and attempted to land a soft plowed field. The aicraft impacted the ground on a south west heading and came to rest upright and approximately 200 feet from impact. The pilot who was not wearing a helmet and did not have his shoulder harness locked-in was thrown from the right side of the aircraft as it came to rest. (.4) on August 5, 2000, at approximately 0800 central daylight time, a Piper PA-36-285, N57616, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Osborne, Kansas. The 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The local flight originated from the Osborne municipal airport (K75), Osborne, Kansas, at an undetermined time. The aircraft was found resting in a soft field of wheat stubble 2.3 miles northeast of K75 at app roximately 0815. The pilot had reportedly completed spraying of crops and was returning to K75 when the accident occurred. There were no reported witnesses to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE OSBORNE, KANSAS AIRPORT AFTER SPRAYING A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. APPROXIAMTELY 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE AICRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A SOUTH WEST HEADING AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM IMPACT. THE PILOT WHO WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AND DID NOT HAVE HIS SHOULDER HARNESS LOCKED-IN WAS THROWN FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CAME TO REST. (.4) ON AUGUST 5, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-36-285, N57616, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR OSBORNE, KANSAS. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OSBORNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (K75), OSBORNE, KANSAS, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND RESTING IN A SOFT FIELD OF WHEAT STUBBLE 2.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF K75 AT APP ROXIMATELY 0815. THE PILOT HAD REPORTEDLY COMPLETED SPRAYING OF CROPS AND WAS RETURNING TO K75 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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