What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 24, 2019, at approximately 2:30 pm local time, N15400, an Air tractor AT-502 struck a guy wire and impacted the ground approximately 15 miles west of Big Spring, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a commercial agricultural application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from lamesa, Texas on July 24, 2019 at approximately 1:15 pm local time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 24, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM LOCAL TIME, N15400, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502 STRUCK A GUY WIRE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF BIG SPRING, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAMESA, TEXAS ON JULY 24, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 PM LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
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