What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 2, 2007 at 2030 CDT, N7305E, an air tractor AT-301, owned by neal aircraft, of slaton, Texas and operated by murphree flying service (TNPG5691) of rotan, Texas crashed five miles north of lueders, Texas during maneuvering for the purpose of aerial application under CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the lone occupant, suffered serious injuries. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated at rotan, Texas (56F) on July 2, 2007 at 1938 CDT. This office considers this accident closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 2, 2007 AT 2030 CDT, N7305E, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301, OWNED BY NEAL AIRCRAFT, OF SLATON, TEXAS AND OPERATED BY MURPHREE FLYING SERVICE (TNPG5691) OF ROTAN, TEXAS CRASHED FIVE MILES NORTH OF LUEDERS, TEXAS DURING MANEUVERING FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, THE LONE OCCUPANT, SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROTAN, TEXAS (56F) ON JULY 2, 2007 AT 1938 CDT. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS ACCIDENT CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.