What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed under unknown circumstances during aerial application, the pilot/sole ocupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23) 1) a/c crashed and burned while engaged in spray activities. A/c ompletely destroyed by fire. 2) control continuity good 3) prop showed no rotational damage 4) the company owner stated he added 10 gallons of gas to the left wing approx. 20 minutes before, and believes that the PIC did not switch to left tank.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT/SOLE OCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) 1) A/C CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE ENGAGED IN SPRAY ACTIVITIES. A/C OMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. 2) CONTROL CONTINUITY GOOD 3) PROP SHOWED NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE 4) THE COMPANY OWNER STATED HE ADDED 10 GALLONS OF GAS TO THE LEFT WING APPROX. 20 MINUTES BEFORE, AND BELIEVES THAT THE PIC DID NOT SWITCH TO LEFT TANK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.