What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Tuesday, may 18, 2021, at approximately 1925Z (1425L) an agricultural aircraft was observed conducting spray activities approximately privacy data omitted. The aircraft was observed by a passing motorist to be concluding a downwind spray run, then start an aggressive, climbing left turn in an effort to reverse course for another spraying pass. The aircraft was then observed to continue to bank steeply to the left, eventually becoming inverted. Witnesses indicated the aircraft remained inverted while descending rapidly, subsequently crashing into an adjacent field. The aircraft has been identified as N887LA, an Air tractor, 502. There was one occupant on board and he sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1925Z (1425L) AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED CONDUCTING SPRAY ACTIVITIES APPROXIMATELY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY A PASSING MOTORIST TO BE CONCLUDING A DOWNWIND SPRAY RUN, THEN START AN AGGRESSIVE, CLIMBING LEFT TURN IN AN EFFORT TO REVERSE COURSE FOR ANOTHER SPRAYING PASS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO CONTINUE TO BANK STEEPLY TO THE LEFT, EVENTUALLY BECOMING INVERTED. WITNESSES INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED INVERTED WHILE DESCENDING RAPIDLY, SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHING INTO AN ADJACENT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS N887LA, AN AIR TRACTOR, 502. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND HE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.