From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed remote landing strip with a load of material to perform an aerial application operation. During a gradual climbing turn, the engine appeared to lose power. The pilot attempted to land in a rice field in the process substantilly damaging the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. The cause for the loss of engine power is unknown, engine teardown will be performed by the operator.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED REMOTE LANDING STRIP WITH A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. DURING A GRADUAL CLIMBING TURN, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A RICE FIELD IN THE PROCESS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS UNKNOWN, ENGINE TEARDOWN WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.