From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While conducting aerial spray application procedures the aircraft struck the top wire of a set of three wires on a highline. The PIC stated that the wires were difficult to see because of the dark ground and the gray skies. The wire was struck during the initial entry to the field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAY APPLICATION PROCEDURES THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP WIRE OF A SET OF THREE WIRES ON A HIGHLINE. THE PIC STATED THAT THE WIRES WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE DARK GROUND AND THE GRAY SKIES. THE WIRE WAS STRUCK DURING THE INITIAL ENTRY TO THE FIELD.