From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 9, 2015, at 1630 an Air tractor (AT-401) registered to cedar butte Air inc., was involved in an accident while taking-off from a Grass strip for the purpose of agricultural aerial application. Visual metrological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated at the owners ranch, from a Grass strip 11 miles northwest of Wall, SD.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 9, 2015, AT 1630 AN AIR TRACTOR (AT-401) REGISTERED TO CEDAR BUTTE AIR INC., WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TAKING-OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE OWNERS RANCH, FROM A GRASS STRIP 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALL, SD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.