What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 26, 2015, aircraft N2005C, a Weatherly 620B, crashed near Hancock, WI, while conducting agricultural spraying operations in VFR conditions. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was flying south over a potato field and prior to any obstructions, the aircraft lost sections of the left hand wing in the field; there were no signs of impact damage to the parts or impact marks of aircraft to terrain. The aircraft rolled sharply to the left and entered the wooded area off the southern end of the field. The right hand wing impacted trees approximately 50 yards into the woods and the fuselage impacted terrain approximately 50 yards beyond that in an inverted position. The fuselage skidded and stopped about 20 yards beyond the initial impact crater.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 26, 2015, AIRCRAFT N2005C, A WEATHERLY 620B, CRASHED NEAR HANCOCK, WI, WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SOUTH OVER A POTATO FIELD AND PRIOR TO ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, THE AIRCRAFT LOST SECTIONS OF THE LEFT HAND WING IN THE FIELD; THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE PARTS OR IMPACT MARKS OF AIRCRAFT TO TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED THE WOODED AREA OFF THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FIELD. THE RIGHT HAND WING IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS INTO THE WOODS AND THE FUSELAGE IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEYOND THAT IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE FUSELAGE SKIDDED AND STOPPED ABOUT 20 YARDS BEYOND THE INITIAL IMPACT CRATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.