What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
An agricultural aircraft impacted an electrical power line immediately after spraying an agent on a cotton field . The aircraft then struck the top of a tree before impacting the ground and sliding to a stop in an adjacant field. The debris field extended from the point of impact with the power line to beyond the point at which the aircraft came to a stop.
The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and a post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPRAYING AN AGENT ON A COTTON FIELD . THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND SLIDING TO A STOP IN AN ADJACANT FIELD. THE DEBRIS FIELD EXTENDED FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINE TO BEYOND THE POINT AT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND A POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.