What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 22, 2019, at 1200 CDT, an Air tractor 502, bearing registration number N9143F, registered to wilmington trust co, trustee, collided with a tie line supporting a wind turbine as it was maneuvering near Lamesa, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on agricultural spraying flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damaged, and the commercial pilot was uninjured. A wind turbine worker was seriously injured on the ground. The flight originated from Lamesa, TX on October 22, 2019, at 1115 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 22, 2019, AT 1200 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR 502, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9143F, REGISTERED TO WILMINGTON TRUST CO, TRUSTEE, COLLIDED WITH A TIE LINE SUPPORTING A WIND TURBINE AS IT WAS MANEUVERING NEAR LAMESA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED. A WIND TURBINE WORKER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED ON THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAMESA, TX ON OCTOBER 22, 2019, AT 1115 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.