What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 19, 2017, an aircraft, Air tractor, AT-602, s/n - 602-1219, N2049D went down in a field west of Glendora, Ms. The aircraft was headed west to conduct aerial application iaw 14 CFR part 137 operations. The aircraft took off at approximately 1530, local time (CST). Approximately 30 minutes later the county shrief?s department received a 911 call of an aircraft that had crashed approximately .14 of a mile from there house. The aircraft impacted a tree approximately 20 feet AGL. The pilot was fatally injured. Witnesses stated the winds were approximately 3 to 5 mph out of the south. The debris field was approximately 300 to 400 yds along a tree line and approximately 75 to 100 yds wide. The left wing of the aircraft impacted around the pitot static portion of the left wing. The left wing departed the aircraft at this point. The engine was found in 3 separate pieces along the debris line. The empannage had separate from the fuselage, but was intact, except for the right horizonal. The right horizonal had impact damage. The fuselage was invert and a post crash fire burn most all of the remaining aircraft. Cause of the accident is still under investigation by the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 19, 2017, AN AIRCRAFT, AIR TRACTOR, AT-602, S/N - 602-1219, N2049D WENT DOWN IN A FIELD WEST OF GLENDORA, MS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED WEST TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATION IAW 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1530, LOCAL TIME (CST). APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER THE COUNTY SHRIEF?S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A 911 CALL OF AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAD CRASHED APPROXIMATELY .14 OF A MILE FROM THERE HOUSE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AGL. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES STATED THE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 YDS ALONG A TREE LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 YDS WIDE. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AROUND THE PITOT STATIC PORTION OF THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS POINT. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND IN 3 SEPARATE PIECES ALONG THE DEBRIS LINE. THE EMPANNAGE HAD SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE, BUT WAS INTACT, EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT HORIZONAL. THE RIGHT HORIZONAL HAD IMPACT DAMAGE. THE FUSELAGE WAS INVERT AND A POST CRASH FIRE BURN MOST ALL OF THE REMAINING AIRCRAFT. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.