What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1400 on tue sept 19, 2023, received call from roc of an accident north of Carrington ND just west of highway 281 and north of 12th st. involving an ag aricraft, withness stated that he had hit a wire on the east side of highway 281 and crashed on the west side of the highway about a 1/4 mile in a corn field. Operator was spraying field east to west on east side of hghway 281. Wires were high tension lines runnng north to south about 100 yards in the field. Power company estimate line to at a height of about 25.7 ft to 26.8 ft. no damage to lines was found. Line hit vertical fin about a foot down removed the cap and wire strike guide cable from the aircraft. Wire then hit the rudder tearing the aft spar from the veritical and causing seperation from the aircraft, control cables were holding rudder to the aircraft until the impact point when it was torn free and ended up under left wing. Aircraft hit the gnd at high angle and high energy inverted heading at a sse heading and then bouncing about 15 feet to the east and coming to rest there. No other findings of aircraft mechincal issues were noted.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ON TUE SEPT 19, 2023, RECEIVED CALL FROM ROC OF AN ACCIDENT NORTH OF CARRINGTON ND JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NORTH OF 12TH ST. INVOLVING AN AG ARICRAFT, WITHNESS STATED THAT HE HAD HIT A WIRE ON THE EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 281 AND CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A 1/4 MILE IN A CORN FIELD. OPERATOR WAS SPRAYING FIELD EAST TO WEST ON EAST SIDE OF HGHWAY 281. WIRES WERE HIGH TENSION LINES RUNNNG NORTH TO SOUTH ABOUT 100 YARDS IN THE FIELD. POWER COMPANY ESTIMATE LINE TO AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 25.7 FT TO 26.8 FT. NO DAMAGE TO LINES WAS FOUND. LINE HIT VERTICAL FIN ABOUT A FOOT DOWN REMOVED THE CAP AND WIRE STRIKE GUIDE CABLE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WIRE THEN HIT THE RUDDER TEARING THE AFT SPAR FROM THE VERITICAL AND CAUSING SEPERATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CONTROL CABLES WERE HOLDING RUDDER TO THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE IMPACT POINT WHEN IT WAS TORN FREE AND ENDED UP UNDER LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GND AT HIGH ANGLE AND HIGH ENERGY INVERTED HEADING AT A SSE HEADING AND THEN BOUNCING ABOUT 15 FEET TO THE EAST AND COMING TO REST THERE. NO OTHER FINDINGS OF AIRCRAFT MECHINCAL ISSUES WERE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.