What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft struck high power lines and impacted the ground. Unable to speak with pilot due to medical condition. (-23 amendment) pilot was spraying a field that butted against a curve in a levee near high tension power lines. To make the turn he had to fly under the power lines at an angle to create distance from the trees before he could pull up and turn. He lost track of his position and egressed too FAR under the powerlines to make the sidestep. He elected to continue straight ahead under the powerlines and attempt a steep climb once clear, but misjudged his clearance. The upper wing clipped the powerline and the airplane impacted the ground in the trees along the levee.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH PILOT DUE TO MEDICAL CONDITION. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD THAT BUTTED AGAINST A CURVE IN A LEVEE NEAR HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. TO MAKE THE TURN HE HAD TO FLY UNDER THE POWER LINES AT AN ANGLE TO CREATE DISTANCE FROM THE TREES BEFORE HE COULD PULL UP AND TURN. HE LOST TRACK OF HIS POSITION AND EGRESSED TOO FAR UNDER THE POWERLINES TO MAKE THE SIDESTEP. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD UNDER THE POWERLINES AND ATTEMPT A STEEP CLIMB ONCE CLEAR, BUT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE. THE UPPER WING CLIPPED THE POWERLINE AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE TREES ALONG THE LEVEE.
NTSB investigation
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