What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft clipped its left wing on a high line wire during aerial application, st. charles, AR. (.4)while applying chemicals to a field the pilot was maneuvering the agricultural airplane around a power line pole when the left wing tip contacted the base of the pole. The pilot then flew the airplane back to his base of operations. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the outboard 2 1/2 feet of the left wing was torn off. The pilot had flown over 150 hours in the last 30 days, 12 hours in the last 24 hours, and about 4 hours on the morning of the accident. He stated he was fatigued. (-23) while applying propanil to a crop 3 miles south of st charles Arkansas, the aircraft left wing made contact with a power line. The aircraft returned to an ag strip NE of Dewitt Arkansas.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CLIPPED ITS LEFT WING ON A HIGH LINE WIRE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, ST. CHARLES, AR. (.4)WHILE APPLYING CHEMICALS TO A FIELD THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE AROUND A POWER LINE POLE WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE BASE OF THE POLE. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE OUTBOARD 2 1/2 FEET OF THE LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN OVER 150 HOURS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, 12 HOURS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, AND ABOUT 4 HOURS ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE WAS FATIGUED. (-23) WHILE APPLYING PROPANIL TO A CROP 3 MILES SOUTH OF ST CHARLES ARKANSAS, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AN AG STRIP NE OF DEWITT ARKANSAS.
NTSB investigation
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