What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 9:15 pm, June 28, 2016, N4952X departed Brawley Airport (bwc), with a cargo of economic poison for a night of aerial application. At approximately 100' AGL pilot reduced power after which the airplane stopped climbing. The pilot corrected for airspeed by advancing power, the airplane continue to descend. The pilot made right turn to avoid the power lines and continue to lose altitude. The pilot made an emergency landing in a dirt field approximately 3/4 of a mile east Brawley Airport. Acft was substancially damaged, no fire and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AT 9:15 PM, JUNE 28, 2016, N4952X DEPARTED BRAWLEY AIRPORT (BWC), WITH A CARGO OF ECONOMIC POISON FOR A NIGHT OF AERIAL APPLICATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AGL PILOT REDUCED POWER AFTER WHICH THE AIRPLANE STOPPED CLIMBING. THE PILOT CORRECTED FOR AIRSPEED BY ADVANCING POWER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUE TO DESCEND. THE PILOT MADE RIGHT TURN TO AVOID THE POWER LINES AND CONTINUE TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE EAST BRAWLEY AIRPORT. ACFT WAS SUBSTANCIALLY DAMAGED, NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.