What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 6, 2024 at approximately 1424 CDT, an Air tractor 402 registered to and operated by a certificated 137 operator impacted terrain while on an aerial application flight approximately 14 nautical miles south-southeast of Spearman Texas. Aircraft was destroyed by post impact fire. Flight originated from the perryton ochiltree county airport. The commercial pilot was the sole occupant onboard and received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 6, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1424 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR 402 REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED 137 OPERATOR IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 14 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SPEARMAN TEXAS. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PERRYTON OCHILTREE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD AND RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.