What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N9841Q enroute from tdz to agc for a banner towing job (air america aerial). It appears that the pilot privacy data omitted was following US-22 to agc when the a/c became too low and struck high tension wires that were over US-22. The site of the accident was about 2-3 miles north east of jefferson county airport (2G2). The aircraft struck the on ramp of US-22 and was destroyed, there was no fire at the site, pilot privacy data omitted was fatally injured. Fire and rescue stated that there was fuel around the aircraft and that they washed the area before attempting to remove the pilot. The prop separated from the a/c but did not sustain much damage, it received numerous scratches from the cement it struck but did not show much evidence of producing power. Fuel selector was found in the left position, the left fuel tank was compromised but mostly intact, there was no evidence of fuel in the tank. Right fuel tank did not show any evidence of fuel due to being severely compromised, the tank dose showed evidence of dynamic fuel pressure damage as the tank was crushed. Carburetor was not compromised, it was taken apart and no evidence of fuel was found. Nothing abnormal was found with the magnetos or flight controls.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N9841Q ENROUTE FROM TDZ TO AGC FOR A BANNER TOWING JOB (AIR AMERICA AERIAL). IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS FOLLOWING US-22 TO AGC WHEN THE A/C BECAME TOO LOW AND STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES THAT WERE OVER US-22. THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 2-3 MILES NORTH EAST OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (2G2). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ON RAMP OF US-22 AND WAS DESTROYED, THERE WAS NO FIRE AT THE SITE, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS FATALLY INJURED. FIRE AND RESCUE STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT THEY WASHED THE AREA BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE PROP SEPARATED FROM THE A/C BUT DID NOT SUSTAIN MUCH DAMAGE, IT RECEIVED NUMEROUS SCRATCHES FROM THE CEMENT IT STRUCK BUT DID NOT SHOW MUCH EVIDENCE OF PRODUCING POWER. FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT POSITION, THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS COMPROMISED BUT MOSTLY INTACT, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE TANK. RIGHT FUEL TANK DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL DUE TO BEING SEVERELY COMPROMISED, THE TANK DOSE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DYNAMIC FUEL PRESSURE DAMAGE AS THE TANK WAS CRUSHED. CARBURETOR WAS NOT COMPROMISED, IT WAS TAKEN APART AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND. NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND WITH THE MAGNETOS OR FLIGHT CONTROLS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.