What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft while performing mosquito control spraying operations crashed. Aircraft crashed in pasture just southeast of the peace river park in Fort Meade Florida. Aircraft according to a witness aircraft came low over trees of the Fort Meade park. The witness stated "it sounded like the plane was in trouble; the plane flew about 50 feet or less above the trees right over our car." Aircraft wreckage contained in the same area. Aircraft came to rest with left wing leaning against a berm. Aircraft forward of tail engulfed by fire. The right engine had one propeller blade straight, while the other was slightly bent back. The left engine propeller bent backwards and the other twisted. Witness stated the right wing and tail impacted the ground first. The tail had little impact damage, major damage occurred fed of the rudder and ailerons. The pilot flying low, lost altitude, impacted the ground, similar to a flat spin into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAYING OPERATIONS CRASHED. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN PASTURE JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE PEACE RIVER PARK IN FORT MEADE FLORIDA. AIRCRAFT ACCORDING TO A WITNESS AIRCRAFT CAME LOW OVER TREES OF THE FORT MEADE PARK. THE WITNESS STATED "IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PLANE WAS IN TROUBLE; THE PLANE FLEW ABOUT 50 FEET OR LESS ABOVE THE TREES RIGHT OVER OUR CAR." AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE CONTAINED IN THE SAME AREA. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH LEFT WING LEANING AGAINST A BERM. AIRCRAFT FORWARD OF TAIL ENGULFED BY FIRE. THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD ONE PROPELLER BLADE STRAIGHT, WHILE THE OTHER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT BACK. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BENT BACKWARDS AND THE OTHER TWISTED. WITNESS STATED THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST. THE TAIL HAD LITTLE IMPACT DAMAGE, MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED FED OF THE RUDDER AND AILERONS. THE PILOT FLYING LOW, LOST ALTITUDE, IMPACTED THE GROUND, SIMILAR TO A FLAT SPIN INTO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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