BEDFORD, IL, USA
N5543
Beech D-45 (T-34)
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT, HE PROCEEDED TO FLY ALONG A RIVER. AFTER A TIME, HE REVERSED COURSE & BEGAN FLYING ALONG THE RIVER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE SAID THAT THE FLT BACK WAS AT A LOWER ALT & THAT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED SOMETHING IN THE WATER. A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THRUST OCCURRED. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, BUT DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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