What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Air tractor N523BB departed privacy data omitted at approximately 1400 local to perform an aerial application on a field located near highway 888, Newellton, LA. The pilot was the sole occupant on board the aircraft. While performing the aerial application, the aircraft struck the top section of a 45? Wooden power-line pole that runs parallel to highway 888. The aircraft immediately lost control of flight operations and crashed in a wooded area across the street from highway 888. There was no post crash fire. The impact of the wooden pole and crash caused the aircraft to break apart in several pieces to the point of being classified as destroyed. As a result of the crash, the pilot received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIR TRACTOR N523BB DEPARTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 888, NEWELLTON, LA. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE PERFORMING THE AERIAL APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP SECTION OF A 45? WOODEN POWER-LINE POLE THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO HIGHWAY 888. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIGHWAY 888. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE IMPACT OF THE WOODEN POLE AND CRASH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BREAK APART IN SEVERAL PIECES TO THE POINT OF BEING CLASSIFIED AS DESTROYED. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.