What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported that he lost power in cruise flight after completing his spray operations. The aircraft was headed in an easterly direction and no suitable landing site was available. A forced landing was made into a mature corn field. The aircraft ended up facing in a southeasterly direction after impact. The pilot reported no injuries. The aircraft sustained major damage to the landing gear and airframe attachment gearbox points, wings, propeller, engine, engine mount and engine firewall. The number eight cylinder was found to be blown out in the area of the spark plugs. Examination of the aircraft and pilots documents showed no discrepancies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETING HIS SPRAY OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND NO SUITABLE LANDING SITE WAS AVAILABLE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO A MATURE CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP FACING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AFTER IMPACT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT GEARBOX POINTS, WINGS, PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE NUMBER EIGHT CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN OUT IN THE AREA OF THE SPARK PLUGS. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS DOCUMENTS SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.