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.
The aircraft departed to the south from the Aurora, MO airport. The pilot turned west to orbit around the field before entering a south heading to survey the field to be sprayed. The aircraft impacted high tension wires and came to a rest in a wheat field.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH FROM THE AURORA, MO AIRPORT. THE PILOT TURNED WEST TO ORBIT AROUND THE FIELD BEFORE ENTERING A SOUTH HEADING TO SURVEY THE FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED HIGH TENSION WIRES AND CAME TO A REST IN A WHEAT FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.