What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck power line and crashed. (-23) on March 15, 1997, at 1447 CDT, a Piper PA28R-200, N6219J, was operated under title 14 CFR part 91 by a private pilot, tobias j. hudson, certificate no. 465378371. The pilot, with three passengers on board departed Mckinney, TX, 15 minutes before the accident. The pilot was maneuvering near westminster, Texas, when he decided to dive toward a barn so the passengers could take pictures. The aircraft struck a power transmission line which tore off part of the right wing. Witnesses stated that the aircraft rolled over, gained a little altitude, and impacted the ground after hitting the power line.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE AND CRASHED. (-23) ON MARCH 15, 1997, AT 1447 CDT, A PIPER PA28R-200, N6219J, WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BY A PRIVATE PILOT, TOBIAS J. HUDSON, CERTIFICATE NO. 465378371. THE PILOT, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD DEPARTED MCKINNEY, TX, 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING NEAR WESTMINSTER, TEXAS, WHEN HE DECIDED TO DIVE TOWARD A BARN SO THE PASSENGERS COULD TAKE PICTURES. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WHICH TORE OFF PART OF THE RIGHT WING. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER, GAINED A LITTLE ALTITUDE, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.