What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was performing aerial spraying and flew the aircraft under the power lines striking the left wing tip section. There was aircraft debris under the utility power lines approximately 150 yards from ground impact. Evidence of paint marking was found on the electrical power cables. The local utility company experienced a power interruption on the date of the accident. The findings suggest an approximate time of the crash to have occurred at 11:22 am on April 13, 2004. No fire was reported. The pilot's information in block 31, (hours & make and model and hours last 90 days) were not available.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL SPRAYING AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE POWER LINES STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP SECTION. THERE WAS AIRCRAFT DEBRIS UNDER THE UTILITY POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM GROUND IMPACT. EVIDENCE OF PAINT MARKING WAS FOUND ON THE ELECTRICAL POWER CABLES. THE LOCAL UTILITY COMPANY EXPERIENCED A POWER INTERRUPTION ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FINDINGS SUGGEST AN APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE CRASH TO HAVE OCCURRED AT 11:22 AM ON APRIL 13, 2004. NO FIRE WAS REPORTED. THE PILOT'S INFORMATION IN BLOCK 31, (HOURS & MAKE AND MODEL AND HOURS LAST 90 DAYS) WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.