What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft struck a power line and crashed, pilot suffered fatal inj, acft was destroyed. (-23) the pilot flew through power lines while on final for runway 4 at Clovis, NM. After the power lines were severed, the runway lights, airport lights, and surrounding area lights went out. A witness saw the airplane flying an estimated 4 feet off the ground, and then heard, and then saw the aircraft add power and initiate a go-around. The airplane struck the ground in a descending turn in a cornfield about 1/2 mile north of the airport in flat terrain.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) THE PILOT FLEW THROUGH POWER LINES WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4 AT CLOVIS, NM. AFTER THE POWER LINES WERE SEVERED, THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, AIRPORT LIGHTS, AND SURROUNDING AREA LIGHTS WENT OUT. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE FLYING AN ESTIMATED 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND, AND THEN HEARD, AND THEN SAW THE AIRCRAFT ADD POWER AND INITIATE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A DESCENDING TURN IN A CORNFIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT IN FLAT TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
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