SUNRAY, TX, USA
N7903
SCHWEIZER G-164A
WHILE TURNING BACK TO A FIELD FOR A SWATH RUN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM AND A LOSS OF POWER. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED AS A CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.
A TOTAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN IN WHICH THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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