What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 8, 2017, about 1456 central daylight time, an Air Tractor Inc. AT-602 airplane, N4257R, was destroyed after impact with terrain near Cash, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which departed from a private airstrip about 1431. According to spray operator personnel, the pilot was conducting his sixth load of the day. Two witnesses located near the accident site observed the airplane make a low altitude turn and subsequently begin spinning with a nose low attitude. The spin continued until the airplane impacted a rice field.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 8, 2017, ABOUT 1456 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR INC. AT-602 AIRPLANE, N4257R, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR CASH, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 1431. ACCORDING TO SPRAY OPERATOR PERSONNEL, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS SIXTH LOAD OF THE DAY. TWO WITNESSES LOCATED NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MAKE A LOW ALTITUDE TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEGIN SPINNING WITH A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE SPIN CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A RICE FIELD.
NTSB investigation
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