What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The operator/pilot departed the private airport for an aerial application flight with granular fertilizer. While maneuvering near the application field, the aircraft entered a nose down vertical dive and impacted trees and the ground. The aircraft was destroyerd by fire and the pilot was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
THE OPERATOR/PILOT DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRPORT FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WITH GRANULAR FERTILIZER. WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR THE APPLICATION FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE DOWN VERTICAL DIVE AND IMPACTED TREES AND THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYERD BY FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.