What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to the PIC, and supplemented by a MO state highway patrol incident report privacy data omitted had already completed two spray passes in a field adjacent to business highway 60. On his third pass, the aircraft struck a utility power line during his pull-up. The wire strike diverted the aircrafts flight path to over a nearby residence, where it struck the top of a large tree behind the house, and then impacted the ground. It appears the aircraft cartwheeled due to the extent of the damage; however, there was no post crash fire. privacy data omitted Secured by a four-point harness and wearing a flight helmet, remained conscious, and was assisted with extrication by an occupant of the residence. He was later transported by EMS helicopter to a hospital in springfield, MO, and was released the next day.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PIC, AND SUPPLEMENTED BY A MO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL INCIDENT REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ALREADY COMPLETED TWO SPRAY PASSES IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO BUSINESS HIGHWAY 60. ON HIS THIRD PASS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A UTILITY POWER LINE DURING HIS PULL-UP. THE WIRE STRIKE DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT PATH TO OVER A NEARBY RESIDENCE, WHERE IT STRUCK THE TOP OF A LARGE TREE BEHIND THE HOUSE, AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SECURED BY A FOUR-POINT HARNESS AND WEARING A FLIGHT HELMET, REMAINED CONSCIOUS, AND WAS ASSISTED WITH EXTRICATION BY AN OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE. HE WAS LATER TRANSPORTED BY EMS HELICOPTER TO A HOSPITAL IN SPRINGFIELD, MO, AND WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.
NTSB investigation
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