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) The pilot knew that the power lines were near the edge of the field but failed to miss them as he approached the cotton field on his second pass. An onscene investigation was not necessary due to pictures from the kern county sheriffs department and the statement from the pilot that he knew the power lines were present.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT KNEW THAT THE POWER LINES WERE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FIELD BUT FAILED TO MISS THEM AS HE APPROACHED THE COTTON FIELD ON HIS SECOND PASS. AN ONSCENE INVESTIGATION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO PICTURES FROM THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT THAT HE KNEW THE POWER LINES WERE PRESENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.