What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 24, 2006, at 10:30 CST, a citabria 7ECA, N9007L, while being "hand-propped" by the pilot, started at a high power setting, and the propeller struck the pilot's head, it then executed a tight right hand circle on the ramp and the left wingtip struck a hangar door, it then continued another larger right hand circle and it then collided with a parked air tractor, N6072Y, at the Forrest City, Arkansas airport (fcy). The commercial pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was to be operated under 14 CFR part 91, for the purpose of observing the amount of water in agricultural fields prior to dispatching agricultural aircraft dispensing operations, when the accident occurred. The intended flight originated at the Forrest City, Arkansas municipal airport at 10:30 CST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The airplane was not tied down for this engine starting attempt and no one was in the aircraft. The pilot expired on February 25, 2006. Bfr: unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2006, AT 10:30 CST, A CITABRIA 7ECA, N9007L, WHILE BEING "HAND-PROPPED" BY THE PILOT, STARTED AT A HIGH POWER SETTING, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PILOT'S HEAD, IT THEN EXECUTED A TIGHT RIGHT HAND CIRCLE ON THE RAMP AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A HANGAR DOOR, IT THEN CONTINUED ANOTHER LARGER RIGHT HAND CIRCLE AND IT THEN COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIR TRACTOR, N6072Y, AT THE FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS AIRPORT (FCY). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO BE OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSERVING THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS PRIOR TO DISPATCHING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT DISPENSING OPERATIONS, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INTENDED FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 10:30 CST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT TIED DOWN FOR THIS ENGINE STARTING ATTEMPT AND NO ONE WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2006. BFR: UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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