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.
Operator was conducting operations under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137. Pilot had just finished up applying a load of urea and was heading back to the operator's landing strip when the engine began running rough and lost significant power. Because aircraft was at a low altitude pilot had just enough time to turn into the wind and line up with an open tomato field. Upon landing, the wheels sunk into the muddy ground and nosed over coming to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137. PILOT HAD JUST FINISHED UP APPLYING A LOAD OF UREA AND WAS HEADING BACK TO THE OPERATOR'S LANDING STRIP WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER. BECAUSE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A LOW ALTITUDE PILOT HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO TURN INTO THE WIND AND LINE UP WITH AN OPEN TOMATO FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE WHEELS SUNK INTO THE MUDDY GROUND AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.