What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 8, 2016, at 1410 CST, an Air tractor AT-502B, N634LA, registered to burnett aviation inc. came in contact with high voltage power lines near Hickory Ridge, Arkansas, while appling aerial chemcials. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was killed. The flight originated at burnett field, Arkansas, on August 8, 2016, at 1345 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 8, 2016, AT 1410 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502B, N634LA, REGISTERED TO BURNETT AVIATION INC. CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES NEAR HICKORY RIDGE, ARKANSAS, WHILE APPLING AERIAL CHEMCIALS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BURNETT FIELD, ARKANSAS, ON AUGUST 8, 2016, AT 1345 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.