What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/09/2019, the pilot was making his second aerial application for the day. Witnesses on the ground noted the pilot was coming in towards the cotton field from the southeast. The pilot then made a sharp turn to the left going approximately southwest between two high power electrical towers. Pilot struck the top row of two cables. The engine was producing power. The electrical cables wrapped aroung the engine propellers and fuselage pulling the aircraft down and to the right. The aircraft exploded upon impact with the ground destroying the aircraft, and resulted in a falality of the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/09/2019, THE PILOT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND AERIAL APPLICATION FOR THE DAY. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND NOTED THE PILOT WAS COMING IN TOWARDS THE COTTON FIELD FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE PILOT THEN MADE A SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT GOING APPROXIMATELY SOUTHWEST BETWEEN TWO HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL TOWERS. PILOT STRUCK THE TOP ROW OF TWO CABLES. THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER. THE ELECTRICAL CABLES WRAPPED AROUNG THE ENGINE PROPELLERS AND FUSELAGE PULLING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT, AND RESULTED IN A FALALITY OF THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.