What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N2312Y had loss of power while spraying a peanut field approx. 3.5 miles south of Doerun, GA. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a pasture adjoining the field that he was sprayng. The aircraft impacted some trees on a fence row on the edge of the pasture, the fuselage traveled approx. 20 yards past the impact site and split in half at the cockpit.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N2312Y HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE SPRAYING A PEANUT FIELD APPROX. 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF DOERUN, GA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE ADJOINING THE FIELD THAT HE WAS SPRAYNG. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOME TREES ON A FENCE ROW ON THE EDGE OF THE PASTURE, THE FUSELAGE TRAVELED APPROX. 20 YARDS PAST THE IMPACT SITE AND SPLIT IN HALF AT THE COCKPIT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.