What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was making his 3rd pass on the field, but the first pass going north to south along powerlines. Pilot was lining up to make his pass when he spotted a guy-wire and attempted to pull up. The left wing impacted the guy-wire and severed both the wing and the guy-wire. The aircraft then rolled upwards and became entangled in a high voltage power line. The aircraft came to a rest approximately 400FT from the initial guy-wire impact. The aircraft hopper and instrument panel were separated from the airframe and oriented north. The remainder of the cockpit, fuselage, and right wing were oriented south and were inverted.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS MAKING HIS 3RD PASS ON THE FIELD, BUT THE FIRST PASS GOING NORTH TO SOUTH ALONG POWERLINES. PILOT WAS LINING UP TO MAKE HIS PASS WHEN HE SPOTTED A GUY-WIRE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP.THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GUY-WIRE AND SEVERED BOTH THE WING AND THE GUY-WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED UPWARDS AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE.THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 400FT FROM THE INITIAL GUY-WIRE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT HOPPER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND ORIENTED NORTH. THE REMAINDER OF THE COCKPIT, FUSELAGE, AND RIGHT WING WERE ORIENTED SOUTH AND WERE INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.