What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Agricultural aircraft was traveling between fields in cruise flight, then impacted the ground in a nose low attitude at a time when the aircraft was not dispensing chemicals. Engine appeared to be developing power, flight controls had continuity and no evidence of pre-crash impact with an obstacle. No medical evidence of pilot incapacitation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN FIELDS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AT A TIME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DISPENSING CHEMICALS. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE DEVELOPING POWER, FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-CRASH IMPACT WITH AN OBSTACLE. NO MEDICAL EVIDENCE OF PILOT INCAPACITATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.