What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N467N was cruising southwest bound over the Colorado river at low level when the pilot encountered 100 ft AGL North-south running wires. The pilot executed a steep right turn eastbound to avoid the tall wires striking another shorter set of wires (east of its original flight path) with its right wing while in a right wing low attitude. The aircraft spiralled down in a rapid right descending turn striking the ground in front of a lodging resort office with fatal injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
N467N WAS CRUISING SOUTHWEST BOUND OVER THE COLORADO RIVER AT LOW LEVEL WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED 100 FT AGL NORTH-SOUTH RUNNING WIRES. THE PILOT EXECUTED A STEEP RIGHT TURN EASTBOUND TO AVOID THE TALL WIRES STRIKING ANOTHER SHORTER SET OF WIRES (EAST OF ITS ORIGINAL FLIGHT PATH) WITH ITS RIGHT WING WHILE IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALLED DOWN IN A RAPID RIGHT DESCENDING TURN STRIKING THE GROUND IN FRONT OF A LODGING RESORT OFFICE WITH FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.