What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that he was applying seed to a rice field and was making a turn to return to the field when the engine quit. The pilot stated that he tried to re-start the engine while aiming for a plowed field to land. The pilot said that after landing in the plowed field he could not slow the aircraft down enough to avoid going into a small ditch. Pictures from the damaged aircraft as well as the pilot statement indicate damage to the left landing gear, wings, and propeller blades. Signatures from the propeller blades indicate that the engine was not operating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that when he checked the fuel tanks after the accident that the left tank showed 15 gallons while the right showed empty. The pilot stated that there is not a fuel selector between left and right fuel tanks.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS APPLYING SEED TO A RICE FIELD AND WAS MAKING A TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO RE-START THE ENGINE WHILE AIMING FOR A PLOWED FIELD TO LAND. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LANDING IN THE PLOWED FIELD HE COULD NOT SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ENOUGH TO AVOID GOING INTO A SMALL DITCH. PICTURES FROM THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS THE PILOT STATEMENT INDICATE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, WINGS, AND PROPELLER BLADES. SIGNATURES FROM THE PROPELLER BLADES INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE LEFT TANK SHOWED 15 GALLONS WHILE THE RIGHT SHOWED EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.