What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/26/2011, our office received notification of an aircraft accident 8 miles west of Drew, MS. Personnel from our office were dispatch to the scene. Upon arrival on scene there was an aircraft N8525L, Air tractor 602, on the ground. One person on board, one fatality. The pilot onboard had been removed from the aircraft prior to our arrival. The aircraft was destroyed. A statement from the land owner indicated at the time of the accident the weather was fog at the accident site. Also spoke with an individual at the Drew airport, about 8 miles west of the accident site, and he stated the weather over cast and foggy. The aircraft was conducting 137 aerial application at the time of the accident. The pilot was returning to his base of operation at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/26/2011, OUR OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT 8 MILES WEST OF DREW, MS. PERSONNEL FROM OUR OFFICE WERE DISPATCH TO THE SCENE. UPON ARRIVAL ON SCENE THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT N8525L, AIR TRACTOR 602, ON THE GROUND. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, ONE FATALITY. THE PILOT ONBOARD HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. A STATEMENT FROM THE LAND OWNER INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS FOG AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. ALSO SPOKE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE DREW AIRPORT, ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND HE STATED THE WEATHER OVER CAST AND FOGGY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING 137 AERIAL APPLICATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS BASE OF OPERATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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