What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident occurred while the aircraft was spraying a pasture with herbicide to eradicate mesquite bushes. The pasture is approximately 5 miles south of Archer City, Texas, just east of state highway 79. Power lines run east and west across the northern part of the pasture. The aircraft was flying south bound and the main landing gear caught one of the power lines.
The aircraft came to rest approximately 1/2 mile south of the power lines.
It appears the aircraft was intact until it struck the ground. Both main gear sheared off the aircraft and the aircraft sustained significant damage.
The engine gearbox and propeller damage indicate the engine was making power at the time of the crash.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING A PASTURE WITH HERBICIDE TO ERADICATE MESQUITE BUSHES. THE PASTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF ARCHER CITY, TEXAS, JUST EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 79. POWER LINES RUN EAST AND WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SOUTH BOUND AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ONE OF THE POWER LINES.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE POWER LINES.
IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT UNTIL IT STRUCK THE GROUND. BOTH MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
THE ENGINE GEARBOX AND PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATE THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.