What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 10, 2017, at 1700 MDT, a Weatherly 620B, N9004M, registered to
Skyline aviation LLC, collided with the ground at Lewistown Airport, Lewistown, Montana, while making a practice spray run flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the comercial rated pilot were not injured. The flight originated at Lewistown,
Montana, on April 10, 2017, at 1645 MST.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 10, 2017, AT 1700 MDT, A WEATHERLY 620B, N9004M, REGISTERED TO
SKYLINE AVIATION LLC, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT LEWISTOWN AIRPORT, LEWISTOWN, MONTANA, WHILE MAKING A PRACTICE SPRAY RUN FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMERCIAL RATED PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LEWISTOWN,
MONTANA, ON APRIL 10, 2017, AT 1645 MST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.