SWIFTON, AR, USA
N8441V
ROCKWELL S2R
THE PIC WAS CONDUCTING AG-SPRAY MANEUVERS DISPENSING LIQUID FERTILIZER TO RICE. DURING A PROCEDURE TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD THE ENG QUIT. THE PIC CHOSE AN OPEN FIELD ABT 60 DEGREES TO HIS RT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIELD WAS WET, SOFT AND ROUGH. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE AND FLIPPED INVERTED. ENG FAILURE WAS LINKED TO A DETERIORATING CARBURETOR FLOAT SEAT, WHICH WAS ALSO CONTAMINATING THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH METALLIC DEBRIS. THE PIC WAS USING A MIXTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL TO OPERATE HIS AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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