What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 8, 2007 at approximately 0815 CDT, N4827J, a Cessna CE-188-A188B, piloted by privacy data omitted impacted terrain near Garden City, Texas. While crop dusting, the pilot hit a cotton trailer located in an arroyo causing the aircraft to impact the ground, coming to rest in a northerly direction on top of a knoll. The aircraft weas spraying west to east and was completing a turn when the accident occurred. Power lines were located perpendicular to the crash site. The aircraft was carrying a commercial chemical fertilizer which had leaked onto the crash site due to a ruptured holding tank. No fuel was evidenced in the right tank, and trace amounts were present in the left tank. The investigators did not detect fuel spillage at the site. The aircraft sustained extensive damage to the wings, fuselage, and canopy. The engine was torn from the airframe and the propeller blades showed evidence of twisting indicating the engine was producing power upon impact. The pilot sustained minor injuries, was able to extricate himself from the wreckage and was transported to a midland, Texas hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 8, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 CDT, N4827J, A CESSNA CE-188-A188B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR GARDEN CITY, TEXAS. WHILE CROP DUSTING, THE PILOT HIT A COTTON TRAILER LOCATED IN AN ARROYO CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND, COMING TO REST IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION ON TOP OF A KNOLL. THE AIRCRAFT WEAS SPRAYING WEST TO EAST AND WAS COMPLETING A TURN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. POWER LINES WERE LOCATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING A COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL FERTILIZER WHICH HAD LEAKED ONTO THE CRASH SITE DUE TO A RUPTURED HOLDING TANK. NO FUEL WAS EVIDENCED IN THE RIGHT TANK, AND TRACE AMOUNTS WERE PRESENT IN THE LEFT TANK. THE INVESTIGATORS DID NOT DETECT FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE SITE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND CANOPY. THE ENGINE WAS TORN FROM THE AIRFRAME AND THE PROPELLER BLADES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TWISTING INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A MIDLAND, TEXAS HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.