What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed libery, Missouri, area after completing aerial application and was enroute to the lawrence smith memorial airport (lry) in Harrisonville, Missouri. Approximately 10 miles north of lry, the engine lost power and the airplane impacted trees during an emergency landing. No evidence of fuel was detected in the fuel tanks or around the aircraft at the accident scene. A post accident inspection revealed a broken fuel line leading from the fuel selector to the left wing tank. No definitive cause of engine malfunction can be determined at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED LIBERY, MISSOURI, AREA AFTER COMPLETING AERIAL APPLICATION AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE LAWRENCE SMITH MEMORIAL AIRPORT (LRY) IN HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF LRY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE FUEL TANKS OR AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN FUEL LINE LEADING FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT WING TANK. NO DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION CAN BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
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