What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 7, 2010, at approximately 1820 hours CST, an Air Tractor AT602 impacted the ground after performing an aerial application maneuver. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the commercially rated pilot was killed. The flight originated at a private landing strip north of corning, AR.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 7, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HOURS CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT602 IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NORTH OF CORNING, AR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.