What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed into a rice field shortly after take-off and struck a levee, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on June 08, 1999 at approximately 1130 am a Wsk-pzl, model M-18, N52401, piloted by privacy data omitted made an emergency landing after takeoff resulting in a post fire and the aircraft being destroyed. The lone commercial pilot suffered minor injuries while engaged in aerial applications. No flight plan was filed and VMC weather existed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A RICE FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND STRUCK A LEVEE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON JUNE 08, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 AM A WSK-PZL, MODEL M-18, N52401, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A POST FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED. THE LONE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VMC WEATHER EXISTED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.