THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE AND THE PILOT CHOSE A WHEAT FIELD ON RISING TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.THE FIELD TURNED OUT TO BE ROUGH AND UNEVEN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE POWERPLANT DISCLOSED NO DISCREPANCIES EXCEPT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE #2 CYLINDER. NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL DURING THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED AND A FUEL SUMP CHECK WAS MADE.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..UPHILL
TERRAIN CONDITION..ROUGH/UNEVEN

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