From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This part 137, accident occurred at 1045 EDT on September 6, 2002. On takeoff at 50 mph with a full load of fungicide mixture, the right aft hopper lid became unsecured. The windshield became covered and the pilot could no longer see out the front. While the pilot was looking out the lower right corner of the windshield, the left wing contacted the corn and the aircraft was pulled into the cornfield. The aircraft received substantial damage to the forward fuselage and the wings. The pilot was not injured, VMC weather conditions at the time of accident. This was the fifth application load of the morning.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS PART 137, ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1045 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2002. ON TAKEOFF AT 50 MPH WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUNGICIDE MIXTURE, THE RIGHT AFT HOPPER LID BECAME UNSECURED. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME COVERED AND THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER SEE OUT THE FRONT. WHILE THE PILOT WAS LOOKING OUT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE CORN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED INTO THE CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND THE WINGS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE FIFTH APPLICATION LOAD OF THE MORNING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.