What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft data review shows fuel was drawing from the right hand tank for most of the flight. When the quantity was nearing zero, the aircraft had completed a spraying pass and was doing a 180 degree turn to do another pass. The engine did not receive fuel and rolled back. Because of the low altitude, the pilot could not recover and the aircraft crashed into a corn field.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DATA REVIEW SHOWS FUEL WAS DRAWING FROM THE RIGHT HAND TANK FOR MOST OF THE FLIGHT. WHEN THE QUANTITY WAS NEARING ZERO, THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED A SPRAYING PASS AND WAS DOING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO DO ANOTHER PASS. THE ENGINE DID NOT RECEIVE FUEL AND ROLLED BACK. BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.