What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) June 04, 2004 at approx. 18:30 CT N3166U, an AT-301-301 air tractor operated by southern aire of Cotton plant, Arkansas was substantially damaged when the pilot robert ferguson made an emergency landing in a cultivated field. The flight was under visual meteorological conditions and no flight plan had been filed. Mr. Ferguson stated that he was returning for his final pass on a corn field with 1/4 tank of fuel in each wing and a full load of fertilizer when the engine coughed and lost power over a wooded area. He was unable to reestablish power and once he cleared the trees he attempted to land in the field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) JUNE 04, 2004 AT APPROX. 18:30 CT N3166U, AN AT-301-301 AIR TRACTOR OPERATED BY SOUTHERN AIRE OF COTTON PLANT, ARKANSAS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT ROBERT FERGUSON MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CULTIVATED FIELD. THE FLIGHT WAS UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. MR. FERGUSON STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING FOR HIS FINAL PASS ON A CORN FIELD WITH 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN EACH WING AND A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER WHEN THE ENGINE COUGHED AND LOST POWER OVER A WOODED AREA. HE WAS UNABLE TO REESTABLISH POWER AND ONCE HE CLEARED THE TREES HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE FIELD.
NTSB investigation
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