What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the last stop to pick up a load of wild rice seed, the pilot told the ground crew he was not feeling well and this was going to be his last trip of the day applying seed to the fields. During application the aircraft ran out of fuel resulting in a off airport landing in the flooded rice field resulting in the aircraft coming to rest upside down.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE LAST STOP TO PICK UP A LOAD OF WILD RICE SEED, THE PILOT TOLD THE GROUND CREW HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE HIS LAST TRIP OF THE DAY APPLYING SEED TO THE FIELDS. DURING APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL RESULTING IN A OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE FLOODED RICE FIELD RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.