What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was being ferried under FAR part 91 when apparently lost engine power while at 1500 feet AGL at cruise altitude. An emergency landing was initiated and landed in a pistachio orchard causing substantial damage to the aircraft's wing spars, propeller and engine components. There appears to have been a loss of oil pressure by the evidence of oil found around the engine compartment. The propellers sustained damaged to two of the three propellers and all propellers were found in a "feathered" position. This condition indicates a loss of oil pressure. The engine was inspected internally by a representative of pratt & whitney and found no obvious reasons for the loss of engine power or oil pressure. One ignitor had evidence of a sooty oil build-up. The fuel selector valve appeared to have difficulty in moving the from off to on.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED UNDER FAR PART 91 WHEN APPARENTLY LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE AT 1500 FEET AGL AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED AND LANDED IN A PISTACHIO ORCHARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WING SPARS, PROPELLER AND ENGINE COMPONENTS. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE BY THE EVIDENCE OF OIL FOUND AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PROPELLERS SUSTAINED DAMAGED TO TWO OF THE THREE PROPELLERS AND ALL PROPELLERS WERE FOUND IN A "FEATHERED" POSITION. THIS CONDITION INDICATES A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED INTERNALLY BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF PRATT & WHITNEY AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS REASONS FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OR OIL PRESSURE. ONE IGNITOR HAD EVIDENCE OF A SOOTY OIL BUILD-UP. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE APPEARED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN MOVING THE FROM OFF TO ON.
NTSB investigation
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