What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 4, 2021, at approximately 1435 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206B aircraft, N59552, landed in a corn field approximately 4.6 miles northeast of Corydon, Indiana. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted and operated by privacy data omitted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 137 as an aerial application flight. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed.
The pilot stated that he flew over the field and did not see the power lines stretched across it. On the first application pass, perpendicular to the power lines, the helicopter struck the lines and became uncontrollable, crashing into the corn.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 4, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B AIRCRAFT, N59552, LANDED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4.6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORYDON, INDIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW OVER THE FIELD AND DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES STRETCHED ACROSS IT. ON THE FIRST APPLICATION PASS, PERPENDICULAR TO THE POWER LINES, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE LINES AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CRASHING INTO THE CORN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.