What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1630 on June 6th,privacy data omitted an Air tractor 602 had reloaded with approximately 2,500 lbs of fertilizer and refueled approximately three quarters full. Upon takeoff, approximately 2,065 feet down the runway, the aircraft veered right, leaving the runway, entering into a bean field. The aircraft lifted off moving approximately 30 feet forward into the field. The aircraft then came down with the right wing striking the ground, causing the aircraft to spin to the right through the beans. The momentum caused the aircraft to flip over, coming to rest inverted in a canal that was approximately 45 feet wide and contained about three feet of water. The nose of the aircraft was on the north bank, while the rest of the aircraft was submerged in the water. The airman was found deceased and the aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 ON JUNE 6TH,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN AIR TRACTOR 602 HAD RELOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,500 LBS OF FERTILIZER AND REFUELED APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS FULL. UPON TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 2,065 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY, ENTERING INTO A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF MOVING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FORWARD INTO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME DOWN WITH THE RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT THROUGH THE BEANS. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED IN A CANAL THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET WIDE AND CONTAINED ABOUT THREE FEET OF WATER. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE NORTH BANK, WHILE THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED IN THE WATER. THE AIRMAN WAS FOUND DECEASED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
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