What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 25, 1998 at 1835 CST, N1530L, an AT-502, registered to north Hughes flying service of brickeys, Arkansas, operated by j&b flying service of Moro, Arkansas and flown by jim orien self of privacy data omitted received minor damage after colliding with an electrical powerline pole northwest of Moro, Arkansas. The pole is located about 1/4 mile north of the operator's private strip. The pilot stated that he was returning to his home base after flying about 9 hours of ag application that day. He said he knew the pole was there but the windshield was very dirty and he did not see the pole. It was dark at the time and the FAR end of the strip is partially lit by flood lights. The prop, engine, spreader equipment, lower fuselage skin, and a lower fuselage diagonal brace were damaged. The top 10 feet of the pole was destroyed and 3 electrical transmission cables were severed. There were no injuries and no fire.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 25, 1998 AT 1835 CST, N1530L, AN AT-502, REGISTERED TO NORTH HUGHES FLYING SERVICE OF BRICKEYS, ARKANSAS, OPERATED BY J&B FLYING SERVICE OF MORO, ARKANSAS AND FLOWN BY JIM ORIEN SELF OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWERLINE POLE NORTHWEST OF MORO, ARKANSAS. THE POLE IS LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE AFTER FLYING ABOUT 9 HOURS OF AG APPLICATION THAT DAY. HE SAID HE KNEW THE POLE WAS THERE BUT THE WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DIRTY AND HE DID NOT SEE THE POLE. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME AND THE FAR END OF THE STRIP IS PARTIALLY LIT BY FLOOD LIGHTS. THE PROP, ENGINE, SPREADER EQUIPMENT, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN, AND A LOWER FUSELAGE DIAGONAL BRACE WERE DAMAGED. THE TOP 10 FEET OF THE POLE WAS DESTROYED AND 3 ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION CABLES WERE SEVERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.