What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 11, 2010 at 0700 CDT, an Air Tractor AT602, N42590, registered to privacy data omitted in bear, Delaware and being operated by standridge flying service, collided with the two very top wires of a cross country high tension wire system. The aircraft was involved in aerial application. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the certificated commercial pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 11, 2010 AT 0700 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT602, N42590, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN BEAR, DELAWARE AND BEING OPERATED BY STANDRIDGE FLYING SERVICE, COLLIDED WITH THE TWO VERY TOP WIRES OF A CROSS COUNTRY HIGH TENSION WIRE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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 N42590 · 1
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