The aircraft collided with level terrain just after 6 a.m., according to the federal agency that investigates aviation incidents.
The aircraft was an Ayres S2R-R1340 operated by Precision West Ag Corp, according to an email statement provided by the TSB to the Leader-Post on Tuesday.
It departed from Rosetown on July 19 to “conduct aerial application of a field” near the community of Birsay.
“After the first application pass of the field, the aircraft collided with the level terrain just after 6 a.m. CST,” the statement reads, noting the plane was substantially damaged.
“The TSB deployed to the site, and we continue to gather information and assess the occurrence.”
Last week, the RCMP said it had received a report around 6:30 a.m. Friday that the plane had crashed in the Rural Municipality of Coteau and that the sole occupant of the aircraft had died.
Birsay is located within that R.M., which Tourism Saskatchewan describes as a small hamlet. By road, it is located roughly 237 kilometres northwest of Regina.
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