NEAR ALMIRA, WA, USA
N9219W
WEATHERLY 201C
THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE IN FLT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE TO SPRAY WHEAT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND OIL SPRAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE, DUMPED HIS LOAD AND MADE A LANDING. WHEN HE GOT OUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE MASTER ROD HAD FAILED IN THE ENGINE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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