What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was on a spray run and contacted crop. Heavy friction with milo heads decelerated the aircraft as it struck a six strand barbed wire fence and metal post with left wing, no wires were broken. As it exited field, it crossed fm 485 airborne and struck another barbed wire fence snapping top wire in field across the road. The right wing contacted ground. Aircraft then nosed over shearing the propeller and cowling then ground looped and came to rest facing the direction it traveled. Aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON A SPRAY RUN AND CONTACTED CROP. HEAVY FRICTION WITH MILO HEADS DECELERATED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT STRUCK A SIX STRAND BARBED WIRE FENCE AND METAL POST WITH LEFT WING, NO WIRES WERE BROKEN. AS IT EXITED FIELD, IT CROSSED FM 485 AIRBORNE AND STRUCK ANOTHER BARBED WIRE FENCE SNAPPING TOP WIRE IN FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED GROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER SHEARING THE PROPELLER AND COWLING THEN GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST FACING THE DIRECTION IT TRAVELED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.