What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Returning from spray run. Possible aerobatic maneuver. Entered spin. Recovered late from dive. Struck a barn. (-23) N9228R just completed a west to east direction spray operation using a nitrogen fertilizer and pulled up to a steep left turn to return to base. At a point during the low altitude turn, the aircraft went left wing down and rolled losing altitude clipping two trees and colliding with a tool shed and a barn. The aircraft heading at the time of impact was approximately 180 degrees from its pre-maneuver heading. The pilot survived with injuries and the aircraft and buildings were destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
RETURNING FROM SPRAY RUN. POSSIBLE AEROBATIC MANEUVER. ENTERED SPIN. RECOVERED LATE FROM DIVE. STRUCK A BARN. (-23) N9228R JUST COMPLETED A WEST TO EAST DIRECTION SPRAY OPERATION USING A NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND PULLED UP TO A STEEP LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO BASE. AT A POINT DURING THE LOW ALTITUDE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT WING DOWN AND ROLLED LOSING ALTITUDE CLIPPING TWO TREES AND COLLIDING WITH A TOOL SHED AND A BARN. THE AIRCRAFT HEADING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS PRE-MANEUVER HEADING. THE PILOT SURVIVED WITH INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT AND BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.