What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was spraying from east to west along the south side of a powerline corridor. As aircraft entered field on east side, it struck the lower power line, cutting the line with the propeller, then dipped into the corn field. Pilot pulled out to gain altitude, aircraft veered to the right and impacted the north pole on the two-pole set. The aircraft continued for approximately 1/4 mile and crash landed into a corn field. There was a post fire crash and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot died approximately 7 hours later due to burn injuries he sustained.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS SPRAYING FROM EAST TO WEST ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF A POWERLINE CORRIDOR. AS AIRCRAFT ENTERED FIELD ON EAST SIDE, IT STRUCK THE LOWER POWER LINE, CUTTING THE LINE WITH THE PROPELLER, THEN DIPPED INTO THE CORN FIELD. PILOT PULLED OUT TO GAIN ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE NORTH POLE ON THE TWO-POLE SET. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AND CRASH LANDED INTO A CORN FIELD. THERE WAS A POST FIRE CRASH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT DIED APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS LATER DUE TO BURN INJURIES HE SUSTAINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.