What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 27 may 2021 at approximately 1806 CST, an Air tractor 602; serial number 602-1245; registered as N602NY; crashed while taking off from a remote airstrip in Trumann Arkansas. Immediately after lifting the tail off the ground, the aircraft experienced a reported wind shear, veered to the left of the runway, and impacted the ground. The collision resulted in substantial aircraft damage and post-crash fire. The pilot was not injured.
Weather at the time of the crash showed severe thunderstorm activity in close proximity to the airstrip and the pilot reported torrential rainfall approximately two minutes after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 27 MAY 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1806 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR 602; SERIAL NUMBER 602-1245; REGISTERED AS N602NY; CRASHED WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A REMOTE AIRSTRIP IN TRUMANN ARKANSAS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING THE TAIL OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A REPORTED WIND SHEAR, VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH SHOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRSTRIP AND THE PILOT REPORTED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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