What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck power lines on a spray run. Lines hard to see. No markers wide spaced poles. (.4)while engaged in spraying pesticide over rye grass along a rural road, the Grumman 'agcat' biplane impacted several power/phone lines which the pilot reported he did not see. The lines were unmarked. The power poles supporting the lines were approximately 1,000 feet apart and the catenary would have been near its low point in the vicinity of the crossing point (diagonally) over the road. (-23)aircraft struck powerlines during spary run and subsequently crahsed.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK POWER LINES ON A SPRAY RUN. LINES HARD TO SEE. NO MARKERS WIDE SPACED POLES. (.4)WHILE ENGAGED IN SPRAYING PESTICIDE OVER RYE GRASS ALONG A RURAL ROAD, THE GRUMMAN 'AGCAT' BIPLANE IMPACTED SEVERAL POWER/PHONE LINES WHICH THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT SEE. THE LINES WERE UNMARKED. THE POWER POLES SUPPORTING THE LINES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET APART AND THE CATENARY WOULD HAVE BEEN NEAR ITS LOW POINT IN THE VICINITY OF THE CROSSING POINT (DIAGONALLY) OVER THE ROAD. (-23)AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES DURING SPARY RUN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRAHSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.