What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 20, 2011 at approximately 1139 hours a Piper PA-25-235 registered to privacy data omitted of spearfish, SD was involved in an accident. The pilot was conducting aerial insecticide application operations the morning of the event. The accident occurred when the plane flew out of the Whitewood valley, turning northeast at 050 degrees when it impacted a hillside (what appears to be wings level) on the east side of the valley. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was fatally injured. The pilot held a commercial certificate. VMC conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the sturgis airport, sturgis, SD on August 20, 2011 somemtime between 1030-1045 hours.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 20, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1139 HOURS A PIPER PA-25-235 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF SPEARFISH, SD WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL INSECTICIDE APPLICATION OPERATIONS THE MORNING OF THE EVENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE PLANE FLEW OUT OF THE WHITEWOOD VALLEY, TURNING NORTHEAST AT 050 DEGREES WHEN IT IMPACTED A HILLSIDE (WHAT APPEARS TO BE WINGS LEVEL) ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE STURGIS AIRPORT, STURGIS, SD ON AUGUST 20, 2011 SOMEMTIME BETWEEN 1030-1045 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
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