What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The commercial pilot was the sole occupant and pilot of aircraft N4531K that departed fulton county airport, Kentucky, Friday, September 15, 2017, at 0915 local, 1715Z, while en route to Union City, Tennessee, to perform a part 137 agricultural seeding operation. While at cruising altitude and speed, the pilot heard a loud sound resembling a popping noise that came from the engine compartment. Immediately the aircraft loss all engine power and began to decend. The pilot noticed walker tanner road to his east and initiated emergency landing procedures. On approach he noticed a vehicle in his direct path. He executed a left turn off the road striking two non-powered lines the aircraft came to a stop in a corn field that runs parrellel to walker tanner road. The pilot sustained no apparent injuries in the landing of N4531K. Initial visual observation suggest the aircraft sustained substantial damage to major structural parts on impact that disignate this event an accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N4531K THAT DEPARTED FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017, AT 0915 LOCAL, 1715Z, WHILE EN ROUTE TO UNION CITY, TENNESSEE, TO PERFORM A PART 137 AGRICULTURAL SEEDING OPERATION. WHILE AT CRUISING ALTITUDE AND SPEED, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SOUND RESEMBLING A POPPING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY THE AIRCRAFT LOSS ALL ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO DECEND. THE PILOT NOTICED WALKER TANNER ROAD TO HIS EAST AND INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES. ON APPROACH HE NOTICED A VEHICLE IN HIS DIRECT PATH. HE EXECUTED A LEFT TURN OFF THE ROAD STRIKING TWO NON-POWERED LINES THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN A CORN FIELD THAT RUNS PARRELLEL TO WALKER TANNER ROAD. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO APPARENT INJURIES IN THE LANDING OF N4531K. INITIAL VISUAL OBSERVATION SUGGEST THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MAJOR STRUCTURAL PARTS ON IMPACT THAT DISIGNATE THIS EVENT AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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