What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While conducting agriculture operations, the landing gear struck the top, grounding wire of a set of high-tension power lines. The cable tangled in the left main gear, resulting in the airplane contacting the ground approximately 500 feet east of the power lines. The impact area indicated a low angle and low velocity. The debris path was on a heading of 063 degrees that extended approximately 120 feet. The tension applied to the attached cable pulled the fuselage, empennage, left landing gear, and left wing 72 feet in a 243 degree direction.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP, GROUNDING WIRE OF A SET OF HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES. THE CABLE TANGLED IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE CONTACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET EAST OF THE POWER LINES. THE IMPACT AREA INDICATED A LOW ANGLE AND LOW VELOCITY. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 063 DEGREES THAT EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET. THE TENSION APPLIED TO THE ATTACHED CABLE PULLED THE FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE, LEFT LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT WING 72 FEET IN A 243 DEGREE DIRECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.