What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck a powerline during aerial application. Crashed and burned. (-23) on 09/03/97 at approximately 11:30 CDT, Grumman G-164-G, N8362K owned by jerome bakke, dba bakke flying service (ltpg) and flown by larry arden skow was destroyed after a wire strike and post crash fire while maneuvering during agricultural aerial operations in VMC conditions. The pilot and sole occupant was medevaced to ramsy burn center in minneapolis where he died of injuries on 09/13/97. Eyewitness stated the aircraft spun vertically out of control after hitting the high tension wires, flipping right side up prior to impact.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) ON 09/03/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 CDT, GRUMMAN G-164-G, N8362K OWNED BY JEROME BAKKE, DBA BAKKE FLYING SERVICE (LTPG) AND FLOWN BY LARRY ARDEN SKOW WAS DESTROYED AFTER A WIRE STRIKE AND POST CRASH FIRE WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AGRICULTURAL AERIAL OPERATIONS IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS MEDEVACED TO RAMSY BURN CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS WHERE HE DIED OF INJURIES ON 09/13/97. EYEWITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT SPUN VERTICALLY OUT OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE HIGH TENSION WIRES, FLIPPING RIGHT SIDE UP PRIOR TO IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.