What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1500 local on 2 March 2017, N1755S a Aero Commander S25 aerial application airplane, made contact with a power line and crashed in a pasture that he was spraying. N1755S was inbound from the north on a spraying run, cleared the first line and did not see the second powerline. After he cleared the first power line, he nosed down and made contacted with the second power line. The power line stretched and broke which released the aircraft. The aircraft made contact with some willow trees about 300 feet to the south before contacting the ground and sliding to a stop. An aircraft fire ensued, and the pilot egressed to safety
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL ON 2 MARCH 2017, N1755S A AERO COMMANDER S25 AERIAL APPLICATION AIRPLANE, MADE CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE AND CRASHED IN A PASTURE THAT HE WAS SPRAYING. N1755S WAS INBOUND FROM THE NORTH ON A SPRAYING RUN, CLEARED THE FIRST LINE AND DID NOT SEE THE SECOND POWERLINE. AFTER HE CLEARED THE FIRST POWER LINE, HE NOSED DOWN AND MADE CONTACTED WITH THE SECOND POWER LINE. THE POWER LINE STRETCHED AND BROKE WHICH RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH SOME WILLOW TREES ABOUT 300 FEET TO THE SOUTH BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND AND SLIDING TO A STOP. AN AIRCRAFT FIRE ENSUED, AND THE PILOT EGRESSED TO SAFETY
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.