What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 30, 2000 at 0730 CDT, a weatherly 201C, N9228W, owned and flown by lee c. breckheimer was demolished during an aerial application flight. The commercial rated pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft received fatal injuries. The site investigation revealed the aircraft had completed an initial swath run on a westerly heading. The right wing severed from the aircraft impacting in a ditch along side a township road adjacent the wheat field being sprayed. There was no indication of flight into terrain due to the lack of impact signatures on wing or contact with 3 ft. high standing wheat prior to initial ground strike by the wing. The aircraft continued for 507' from the initial ground scar and was consumed by fire on impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2000 AT 0730 CDT, A WEATHERLY 201C, N9228W, OWNED AND FLOWN BY LEE C. BRECKHEIMER WAS DEMOLISHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED AN INITIAL SWATH RUN ON A WESTERLY HEADING. THE RIGHT WING SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING IN A DITCH ALONG SIDE A TOWNSHIP ROAD ADJACENT THE WHEAT FIELD BEING SPRAYED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN DUE TO THE LACK OF IMPACT SIGNATURES ON WING OR CONTACT WITH 3 FT. HIGH STANDING WHEAT PRIOR TO INITIAL GROUND STRIKE BY THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR 507' FROM THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE ON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9228W · 2
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