What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was conducting agricultural operations near Delaware county municipal airport, Muncie, Indiana when he struck a high tension power line running southwest to northeast. The power line was a transfer line from a main line running to a substation. The line he struck was approximately 75 feet above the 4 main lines running to the substation. He did see the lines below the line he struck as they were more visible due to their clustering. The pilot surveyed the field in question before spraying as well.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS NEAR DELAWARE COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MUNCIE, INDIANA WHEN HE STRUCK A HIGH TENSION POWER LINE RUNNING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THE POWER LINE WAS A TRANSFER LINE FROM A MAIN LINE RUNNING TO A SUBSTATION. THE LINE HE STRUCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ABOVE THE 4 MAIN LINES RUNNING TO THE SUBSTATION. HE DID SEE THE LINES BELOW THE LINE HE STRUCK AS THEY WERE MORE VISIBLE DUE TO THEIR CLUSTERING. THE PILOT SURVEYED THE FIELD IN QUESTION BEFORE SPRAYING AS WELL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N92640 · 2
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