What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 8, 2009, at 0830 MDT, a Grumman G-164A ag cat, N6761Q, registered to reisig brothers aerial spray inc., lost power during cruise flight returning from a field 7 miles northwest of kimball, Nebraska, to Scottsbluff, Nebraska airport (kbff). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that upon loss of power he secured engine by actuating the emergency fuel shutoff valve. Pilot then executed an emergency landing in rough terrain which resulted in substantial damage to the hull of the aircraft. No injuries were incurred to the commercially rated pilot. No other factors were involved in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2009, AT 0830 MDT, A GRUMMAN G-164A AG CAT, N6761Q, REGISTERED TO REISIG BROTHERS AERIAL SPRAY INC., LOST POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT RETURNING FROM A FIELD 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF KIMBALL, NEBRASKA, TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA AIRPORT (KBFF). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LOSS OF POWER HE SECURED ENGINE BY ACTUATING THE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. PILOT THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HULL OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT. NO OTHER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.