What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Friday, August 28, 2000, N91842, an air tractor 401, was involved in aerial application three miles ese of Superior, Nebraska. After a spray run, while in a left turn, the engine started to miss and smoke excessiveley. The pilot attempted to set the a/c down in a pasture next to the horseshoe bend area of the republican river and struck an elm tree. Investigation revealed a crack of the number 7 cylinder on the exhaust valve tower above the cooling fins approximately 1/2 inch below the rockerbox. The crack extended completely through the exhaust valve cylinder tower.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2000, N91842, AN AIR TRACTOR 401, WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION THREE MILES ESE OF SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA. AFTER A SPRAY RUN, WHILE IN A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND SMOKE EXCESSIVELEY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SET THE A/C DOWN IN A PASTURE NEXT TO THE HORSESHOE BEND AREA OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER AND STRUCK AN ELM TREE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK OF THE NUMBER 7 CYLINDER ON THE EXHAUST VALVE TOWER ABOVE THE COOLING FINS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH BELOW THE ROCKERBOX. THE CRACK EXTENDED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE EXHAUST VALVE CYLINDER TOWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.