What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The northbound aircraft struck and severed the top wire of an east/west two wire rural electric power line at the north end of an unmarked Grass strip. The aircraft came to rest upright and nose down in the adjacent corn field approximately 150 feet beyond the wire strike / county dirt road.
As the FAA filed it
THE NORTHBOUND AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND SEVERED THE TOP WIRE OF AN EAST/WEST TWO WIRE RURAL ELECTRIC POWER LINE AT THE NORTH END OF AN UNMARKED GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND NOSE DOWN IN THE ADJACENT CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEYOND THE WIRE STRIKE / COUNTY DIRT ROAD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.