What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 04/20/2008 at approximately 6:30 pm, airplane N8517M, an air tractor model 602, serial number 602-1126, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted, a commercial pilot, while performing aerial application for 14 CFR 137 air operator (H5TG), struck an electrical power cable. After impacting the cable, on approach to a private air strip located approximately 6 miles east of Paragould, Arkansas the airplane pitched nose up when engine power was reduced. The airplane continued for approximately one and a half miles after the reapplication of engine power. The airplane stalled in a nose down attitude attempting an emergency landing in an open field and impacted trees and terrain of a levee. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the airplane was destroyed. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 04/20/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM, AIRPLANE N8517M, AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL 602, SERIAL NUMBER 602-1126, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION FOR 14 CFR 137 AIR OPERATOR (H5TG), STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE. AFTER IMPACTING THE CABLE, ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIR STRIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST OF PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS THE AIRPLANE PITCHED NOSE UP WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES AFTER THE REAPPLICATION OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE STALLED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AND IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN OF A LEVEE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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