Jul 17, 2002
Accident
Substantial Cochran, GA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 137
Probable Cause
A loss of power while conducting aerial application to cotton crops due to failure of a magneto housing, and the resultant emergency descent and landing to an unsuitable field, causing the collision with a tree.
NTSB MIA02LA135