What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After circling field twice to survey/ set up for spraying crop and look for obstructions, pilot approached field to spray form east to west . At last second he noticed power lines he had not seen, dove under them but left wing caught pole guy wire and aircraft became unstable, RH wing struck ground first then aircraft went down into crop field and slid out of field bounced across a road into the next field, engine an propeller were torn off fire wall and all tail surfaced are crushed. Both wings are severely damaged. The pilot was wearing a helmet and four point harness. The cockpit area is about all the remained intact. Pilot was not injured and got out on his own. No fire reported.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER CIRCLING FIELD TWICE TO SURVEY/ SET UP FOR SPRAYING CROP AND LOOK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, PILOT APPROACHED FIELD TO SPRAY FORM EAST TO WEST . AT LAST SECOND HE NOTICED POWER LINES HE HAD NOT SEEN, DOVE UNDER THEM BUT LEFT WING CAUGHT POLE GUY WIRE AND AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE, RH WING STRUCK GROUND FIRST THEN AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN INTO CROP FIELD AND SLID OUT OF FIELD BOUNCED ACROSS A ROAD INTO THE NEXT FIELD, ENGINE AN PROPELLER WERE TORN OFF FIRE WALL AND ALL TAIL SURFACED ARE CRUSHED. BOTH WINGS ARE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A HELMET AND FOUR POINT HARNESS. THE COCKPIT AREA IS ABOUT ALL THE REMAINED INTACT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND GOT OUT ON HIS OWN. NO FIRE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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