What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 17, 2022 at 0849 MST, an Air tractor AT-301, N36542, privacy data omitted lost power and impacted the ground while on a CFR part 137 agricultural spraying flight . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The flight originated from a private strip (4U6) in Circle, Montana at 0800 and was returning there at the time of the accident after the spraying mission was completed.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 17, 2022 AT 0849 MST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301, N36542, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ON A CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING FLIGHT . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP (4U6) IN CIRCLE, MONTANA AT 0800 AND WAS RETURNING THERE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AFTER THE SPRAYING MISSION WAS COMPLETED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.