What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was spraying liquid on a field to east of accident site. He made three passes each time flying under the high voltage power wires between two towers. First pass north, 180 turn south and third pass north.
After last pass under the wires he continued north, banked left making a wide 180 turn south intending to go under another span of high voltage power wires to spray next field.
It appears the aircraft windshield made contact with a wire harness (it keeps the group of four wires separated) causing aircraft to yaw. The left wing caught the next set of wires and the aircraft continued to the ground.
Case was referred to operations inspector for compliance action.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS SPRAYING LIQUID ON A FIELD TO EAST OF ACCIDENT SITE. HE MADE THREE PASSES EACH TIME FLYING UNDER THE HIGH VOLTAGE POWER WIRES BETWEEN TWO TOWERS. FIRST PASS NORTH, 180 TURN SOUTH AND THIRD PASS NORTH.
AFTER LAST PASS UNDER THE WIRES HE CONTINUED NORTH, BANKED LEFT MAKING A WIDE 180 TURN SOUTH INTENDING TO GO UNDER ANOTHER SPAN OF HIGH VOLTAGE POWER WIRES TO SPRAY NEXT FIELD.
IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD MADE CONTACT WITH A WIRE HARNESS (IT KEEPS THE GROUP OF FOUR WIRES SEPARATED) CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO YAW. THE LEFT WING CAUGHT THE NEXT SET OF WIRES AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE GROUND.
CASE WAS REFERRED TO OPERATIONS INSPECTOR FOR COMPLIANCE ACTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.