What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) In a written statement obtained from the pilot, he stated he departed Dexter Municipal Airport at 8:58 a.m. for an aerial application to a cotton field approximately 6 miles southeast. At 10:20 a.m. during a turn to set up for a final pass the engine lost power and the propeller came to a complete stop. Pilot stated he verified mixture was full rich, throttle full forward, magnetos both on, and master was on. Pilot tried to make an emergency landing in a turn row oriented 90 degrees from the path the aircraft was traveling, but while turning toward the landing point the aircraft impacted the ground prior to reaching it and skidded sideways across the turn row.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT OBTAINED FROM THE PILOT, HE STATED HE DEPARTED DEXTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 8:58 A.M. FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION TO A COTTON FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES SOUTHEAST. AT 10:20 A.M. DURING A TURN TO SET UP FOR A FINAL PASS THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PROPELLER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT STATED HE VERIFIED MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH, THROTTLE FULL FORWARD, MAGNETOS BOTH ON, AND MASTER WAS ON. PILOT TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A TURN ROW ORIENTED 90 DEGREES FROM THE PATH THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING, BUT WHILE TURNING TOWARD THE LANDING POINT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND PRIOR TO REACHING IT AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE TURN ROW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.