What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted had been spraying the field where the accident occurred, making passes from north to south, then pulling up over the wires on the south side of the field. He made a final pass from east to west to catch the southern edge of the crop that was planted right up to the ditch, adjacent to the east/west road. During this final pass, he did not see the guide wires extending into the field from one of the poles. The aircraft contacted one of the two wires, causing the crash.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN SPRAYING THE FIELD WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, MAKING PASSES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, THEN PULLING UP OVER THE WIRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD. HE MADE A FINAL PASS FROM EAST TO WEST TO CATCH THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE CROP THAT WAS PLANTED RIGHT UP TO THE DITCH, ADJACENT TO THE EAST/WEST ROAD. DURING THIS FINAL PASS, HE DID NOT SEE THE GUIDE WIRES EXTENDING INTO THE FIELD FROM ONE OF THE POLES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ONE OF THE TWO WIRES, CAUSING THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.