What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft hit power lines and crashed. A post accident fire destroyed the cockpit area. The pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Witnesses reported heavy rain and pea sized hail during the time of the accident. The owner/operator said the pilot was 5 miles from the intended field to be sprayed. The pilot may have been trying to land in the wheat field and did not see the power lines, or became disoriented due to poor visibility.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE COCKPIT AREA. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. WITNESSES REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND PEA SIZED HAIL DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER/OPERATOR SAID THE PILOT WAS 5 MILES FROM THE INTENDED FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. THE PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LAND IN THE WHEAT FIELD AND DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES, OR BECAME DISORIENTED DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.