SOLEDAD, CA, USA
N1265W
WEATHERLY 201B
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DETECTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT HE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND MADE ONE MORE SPRAY PASS. AFTER THE PASS, SMOKE BECAME VISIBLE FROM THE ENGINE AND PART OF THE COWL SEPARATED. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LNDG IN A DRY RIVER BED AND EXITED ACFT. POST-LNDG FIRE CONSUMED ACFT, CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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