What happened
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(-23) Aerial application for hire with hormone type herbicide grayzon p+d for broad leaf plants. Struck power line with l main gear, broke pole, pancaked to right. Flying south, impacted south. Injuries sustained: compression and fracture of #4 lumbar vertebrae and minor cuts and abrasions on neck from shoulder harness and r. leg. Hospitalized for days. He was able to walk with full body brace. After accident he walked 1/2 mile to pick-up truck with farmer to farm house; transported to hospital by son. Spilled approximately 20 gallons of mix consisting of 8 gal of grayzon concentrate with 12 gal H20.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AERIAL APPLICATION FOR HIRE WITH HORMONE TYPE HERBICIDE GRAYZON P+D FOR BROAD LEAF PLANTS. STRUCK POWER LINE WITH L MAIN GEAR, BROKE POLE, PANCAKED TO RIGHT. FLYING SOUTH, IMPACTED SOUTH. INJURIES SUSTAINED: COMPRESSION AND FRACTURE OF #4 LUMBAR VERTEBRAE AND MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIONS ON NECK FROM SHOULDER HARNESS AND R. LEG. HOSPITALIZED FOR DAYS. HE WAS ABLE TO WALK WITH FULL BODY BRACE. AFTER ACCIDENT HE WALKED 1/2 MILE TO PICK-UP TRUCK WITH FARMER TO FARM HOUSE; TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY SON. SPILLED APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF MIX CONSISTING OF 8 GAL OF GRAYZON CONCENTRATE WITH 12 GAL H20.
NTSB investigation
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