What happened
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(-23) On April 15, 2002 at 1202 CDT, N91905 an air tractor AT-502 agricultural aircraft was destroyed during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Lamesa, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated byhogg flying service of Lamesa Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. VMC conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from the Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, Texas, at 1200. According to the pilot, the aircraft departed from runway 17 with a load of granular fertilizer. After cruise power was established the engine "spooled down" and lost power. A forced landing was executed to a plowed field 1.5 miles to the west of the departure runway, during which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2002 AT 1202 CDT, N91905 AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR LAMESA, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BYHOGG FLYING SERVICE OF LAMESA TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAMESA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAMESA, TEXAS, AT 1200. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17 WITH A LOAD OF GRANULAR FERTILIZER. AFTER CRUISE POWER WAS ESTABLISHED THE ENGINE "SPOOLED DOWN" AND LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A PLOWED FIELD 1.5 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
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