DURING A CROP DUSTING OPERATION, THERE WAS AN APPARENT LOSS OF POWER & OIL SPRAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, BUT THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT HIT A TREE. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS CRACKED AT THE PROPELLER FLANGE & THAT OIL WAS SEEPING FROM THE CRACK.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
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