What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was returning to Hillsboro to end the work day. Aircraft was two miles from application field en route back to base when right wing contacted two cell phone tower guy wires. The top wire impacted 6 feet inboard damaging the wing and was severed. The second from top wire was severely damaged and cut off 4 feet of the right wing including 1 foot of the aileron. Aircraft impacted the ground 600 feet from the tower and ignited burning the aircraft and adjacent field.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO HILLSBORO TO END THE WORK DAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TWO MILES FROM APPLICATION FIELD EN ROUTE BACK TO BASE WHEN RIGHT WING CONTACTED TWO CELL PHONE TOWER GUY WIRES. THE TOP WIRE IMPACTED 6 FEET INBOARD DAMAGING THE WING AND WAS SEVERED. THE SECOND FROM TOP WIRE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND CUT OFF 4 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING INCLUDING 1 FOOT OF THE AILERON. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 600 FEET FROM THE TOWER AND IGNITED BURNING THE AIRCRAFT AND ADJACENT FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.