From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While performing aerial application on a field near Hamburg, MN on 08/16/2013, the pilot stated he was operating north to south on a narrow field and struck 2 wires with the aircraft at the south end of the field. The lower wire hit the spray boom and broke upon contacting the boom. The upper wire hit and broke the bubble and the wire broke upon contact with the aft upper firewall assembly. The pilot was able to successfully land the aircraft in a field just west of the incident location. No other damage to the aircraft was noted.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD NEAR HAMBURG, MN ON 08/16/2013, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS OPERATING NORTH TO SOUTH ON A NARROW FIELD AND STRUCK 2 WIRES WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD. THE LOWER WIRE HIT THE SPRAY BOOM AND BROKE UPON CONTACTING THE BOOM. THE UPPER WIRE HIT AND BROKE THE BUBBLE AND THE WIRE BROKE UPON CONTACT WITH THE AFT UPPER FIREWALL ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD JUST WEST OF THE INCIDENT LOCATION. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED.
Other reports on N1001N · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.