What happened
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A parachute operations aircraft was destroyed with an off field landing accident from the Lodi Airport (1O3), Acampo, California.
Aircraft took off from runway 26, made a right turn climb o
Ut and passing through 1,000 feet, the engine lost power.
Pilot initiated a right turn toward the airport, realized aircraft was unable to make it to airport and made an emergency landing in an open dirt field.
During the landing roll out on the dirt, the aircraft could not stop, hit road and collided with a traveling pickup truck, aircrafts left wing tip hit a tree, aircraft continued to nose over into a vineyards wiring/trellises and ended, upside down in the vineyard.
The pilot had minor injury with a nose bleed and 17 skydiving passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
A PARACHUTE OPERATIONS AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH AN OFF FIELD LANDING ACCIDENT FROM THE LODI AIRPORT (1O3), ACAMPO, CALIFORNIA.
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 26, MADE A RIGHT TURN CLIMB O
UT AND PASSING THROUGH 1,000 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.
PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN TOWARD THE AIRPORT, REALIZED AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO AIRPORT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN DIRT FIELD.
DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT ON THE DIRT, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STOP, HIT ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A TRAVELING PICKUP TRUCK, AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING TIP HIT A TREE, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO NOSE OVER INTO A VINEYARDS WIRING/TRELLISES AND ENDED, UPSIDE DOWN IN THE VINEYARD.
THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURY WITH A NOSE BLEED AND 17 SKYDIVING PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
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