What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 27, 2018 at approximately 1405 PDT N3629E was substantially damaged after colliding with high transmission power lines an subsequent impact with terrain approximately 10 miles southwest of Stockton, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under title 14 code of federal regulations part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
METAR ksck 272055Z 32007KT 10SM clr 21/04 A3020
The aircraft flying from north to south collided with powerlines that ran diagonally through the field in a southwest to northeast direction.
A company ground crewman witnessed the accident and reported that the pilot had finished spraying the alfalfa field and was in the process of trimming around the transmission towers when the accident occurred. The witness stated that following the impact with the wires the aircraft impacted the ground immediately and flipped over.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 27, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 PDT N3629E WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER COLLIDING WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION POWER LINES AN SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
METAR KSCK 272055Z 32007KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3020
THE AIRCRAFT FLYING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES THAT RAN DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE FIELD IN A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION.
A COMPANY GROUND CREWMAN WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD FINISHED SPRAYING THE ALFALFA FIELD AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRIMMING AROUND THE TRANSMISSION TOWERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE WITNESS STATED THAT FOLLOWING THE IMPACT WITH THE WIRES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND FLIPPED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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