What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated he descended and flew over electrical power lines and thought this was the second set. The pilot stated he was looking back at the road and came to a sudden stop. The aircraft hung for a split second , then fell to the ground. The pilot stated he struck the second set of wires the he did not see. The pilot stated that he did not experience any loss of engine power.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE DESCENDED AND FLEW OVER ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND THOUGHT THIS WAS THE SECOND SET. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING BACK AT THE ROAD AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE AIRCRAFT HUNG FOR A SPLIT SECOND , THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE STRUCK THE SECOND SET OF WIRES THE HE DID NOT SEE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.