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(-23) During an interview, the pilot stated the aircraft had just been filled with pellet fertilizer. The aircraft fuel tanks were approximately half full. He had just taken off and was setting up to make his initial pass when the engine seemed to loose power. He estimated the temperature to be approximately 103 degrees f. he also stated that the winds were stiff. He said that as he touched down on the field the main landing gear struck and embankment which caused the aircraft linear momentum to slow quicky, causing the nose of the aicraft to strike the ground and the tail of the aircraft went high and over. The propeller dug into the dirt and the aircraft came to rest on its back or top wing. The local area weather was recorded as being;100.9 f, 91 percent humidity, 6 mph se winds, 29.88 bar press. A visual inspection of the engine and propeller revealed that the propeller was at a low RPM state at the time of the accident, but no extenral indications for low engine power were found. Further inspecton of the engine revealed 'no metal' contamination in the oil, a compression check of the engine, yeilded the following cold motor findings: cyl. No. 1=75PSI, 2=68 3=24, 4=70, 5=68, 6=78, 7=78, 8=80, 9=50