What happened
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Aircraft touched down in cotton field, flipped over whie spraying. (-23) on August 10, 1997, at 19:45 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164, N634U, owned by j & j salvage, inc., of lake providence, Louisiana, and operated by Wilmot aviation, inc., of Wilmot, Arkansas, under title 14 CFR part 137, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Wilmot, Arkansas. The commercial pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight departed the private airstrip at Wilmot aviation, inc., between 18:30 and 19:00.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN COTTON FIELD, FLIPPED OVER WHIE SPRAYING. (-23) ON AUGUST 10, 1997, AT 19:45 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164, N634U, OWNED BY J & J SALVAGE, INC., OF LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISIANA, AND OPERATED BY WILMOT AVIATION, INC., OF WILMOT, ARKANSAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR WILMOT, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT WILMOT AVIATION, INC., BETWEEN 18:30 AND 19:00.
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