From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 30, 2021, at 1130 CDT, an Air tractor 802A aircraft bearing registration number N9197F, registered to privacy data omitted Air operator, hit the blades of a windmill, scraped ground terrain for approximately 600 feet and crashed inverted with a post impact fire. The aircraft was being operated on a part 137 agricultural flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Fort Sumner airport (fsu) on July 30, 2021 at approximately 1000 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 30, 2021, AT 1130 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR 802A AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9197F, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIR OPERATOR, HIT THE BLADES OF A WINDMILL, SCRAPED GROUND TERRAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AND CRASHED INVERTED WITH A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT SUMNER AIRPORT (FSU) ON JULY 30, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 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.