What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 11, 2005, at approximately 1255 pacific standard time, an experimental Kitfox ii, N481DB, collided with a power line over the umpqua river near Dillard, OR. The commercial pilot privacy data omitted with passenger privacy data omitted was on a sight seeing tour of the umpqua river just south of Dillard, OR. The aircraft, N481DB, was flying at an altitude of approximately 50 feet AGL when it struck a power line that was strung acorss the river. The aircraft's left strut caught the wire and subsequently fell into the river in about four feet of water.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 11, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL KITFOX II, N481DB, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE OVER THE UMPQUA RIVER NEAR DILLARD, OR. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS ON A SIGHT SEEING TOUR OF THE UMPQUA RIVER JUST SOUTH OF DILLARD, OR. THE AIRCRAFT, N481DB, WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL WHEN IT STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT WAS STRUNG ACORSS THE RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT STRUT CAUGHT THE WIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL INTO THE RIVER IN ABOUT FOUR FEET OF WATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.