What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 14, 2015, at 11:25 a.m. central time, a Weatherly 620-A aircraft bearing registration number N4659N, registered to devil dusters inc., and leased to guadalupe ag services, lost engine power while spraying a pecan orchard 11 miles south of Van Horn, Texas. The aircraft made an hard emergency landing, and was destroyed by post-crash fire. The aircraft was operated on a part 137 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from culberson county airport (kvhn), 11 nautical miles north of the crash site on June 24, 2015 at 1045 a.m. central time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 14, 2015, AT 11:25 A.M. CENTRAL TIME, A WEATHERLY 620-A AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N4659N, REGISTERED TO DEVIL DUSTERS INC., AND LEASED TO GUADALUPE AG SERVICES, LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE SPRAYING A PECAN ORCHARD 11 MILES SOUTH OF VAN HORN, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN HARD EMERGENCY LANDING, AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED ON A PART 137 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CULBERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (KVHN), 11 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE CRASH SITE ON JUNE 24, 2015 AT 1045 A.M. CENTRAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.