What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was involved in aerial application when its tail section struck a power line, the acft struck the ground, and rolled over, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) operator was spraying field from south to north. At the end of the field the operator went under a 28 foot clearance power line. The bottom line caught the vertical stabilizer causing the aircraft to become uncontrollable. The aircraft impacted the terrain approx. 150 feet from the powerline. The a/c came to rest approx. 214 feet from the powerline. The pilot was seriously injured and the a/c was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN ITS TAIL SECTION STRUCK A POWER LINE, THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND, AND ROLLED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) OPERATOR WAS SPRAYING FIELD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. AT THE END OF THE FIELD THE OPERATOR WENT UNDER A 28 FOOT CLEARANCE POWER LINE. THE BOTTOM LINE CAUGHT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROX. 150 FEET FROM THE POWERLINE. THE A/C CAME TO REST APPROX. 214 FEET FROM THE POWERLINE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE A/C WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.