What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 2, 1999, Mr. Ward aaron mills, a commercial rated pilot with a certificate number 522528992 was involved in a aircraft accidentof a weatherly 620B, N4660M, while applying chemicals to cotton fields. This a/c was being operated for bruton aerial spraying service out of garden city, TX. At approx. 18:20 CDT, this a/c collided with the terrain due to possible fuel starvation and which subsequently destroyed the a/c. the a/c was approx. eight miles north west of big springs Mcmahon-Wrinkle airport (21XS) located ing big springs, Texas, when it crashed into the cotton field terrace. This flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 137 flight rules when it impacted the ground. There was approx. 15 gallons of herbicide at the time of this accident, and no flight plan was on file with the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1999, MR. WARD AARON MILLS, A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WITH A CERTIFICATE NUMBER 522528992 WAS INVOLVED IN A AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTOF A WEATHERLY 620B, N4660M, WHILE APPLYING CHEMICALS TO COTTON FIELDS. THIS A/C WAS BEING OPERATED FOR BRUTON AERIAL SPRAYING SERVICE OUT OF GARDEN CITY, TX. AT APPROX. 18:20 CDT, THIS A/C COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DUE TO POSSIBLE FUEL STARVATION AND WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED THE A/C. THE A/C WAS APPROX. EIGHT MILES NORTH WEST OF BIG SPRINGS MCMAHON-WRINKLE AIRPORT (21XS) LOCATED ING BIG SPRINGS, TEXAS, WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE COTTON FIELD TERRACE. THIS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT RULES WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS APPROX. 15 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE WITH THE FAA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.