Following take-off from Runway 19 at Limetree Airfield, when the Raj Hamsa X Air aircraft was at 50 to 60 ft above the terrain of a hill on the take-off path, the engine ‘coughed’ several times and the aircraft lost height. An emergency landing was carried out into an agricultural field which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. The passenger was injured. There was no fire. The engine power interruption was subsequently determined to be due to a cold seizure in the engine’s front cylinder and a loss of clearance in the rear cylinder.
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