What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 10, 2002, approximately 0700 central daylight time, an air tractor 502B agricultural airplane, N9074H, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a wire while maneuvering near Palestine, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by the hutcherson flying service, forrest city, Arkansas, under 14 code of federal regulations part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from a private runway near Palestine at 0630.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 10, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR 502B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N9074H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A WIRE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PALESTINE, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE HUTCHERSON FLYING SERVICE, FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY NEAR PALESTINE AT 0630.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.