What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Between 6:30 and 7:00 am, the pilot set up his “a-b line” because he still had 5 gallons of product left in the hopper from the previous day and the nurse truck had not arrived yet. While making his “a-b line” he saw a car coming from the south and slowed to prevent drift onto the car. He realized the power lines were in front of him and tried to go under them. He hit the lower power line of the two with the controls (not the wire cutter). He realized the controls were out and came down on the right side of the fuselage. He is certain that the main rotor cut the tail boom. The fuselage tumbled through the mature corn coming to rest on the left side of the aircraft. He shut off switches, pulled breakers and rolled off the collective. He realized that the turbine was still running so he moved the corn that was in the left side of the fuselage and shut off the fuel. The engine shut down in a couple seconds.
As the FAA filed it
BETWEEN 6:30 AND 7:00 AM, THE PILOT SET UP HIS “A-B LINE” BECAUSE HE STILL HAD 5 GALLONS OF PRODUCT LEFT IN THE HOPPER FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY AND THE NURSE TRUCK HAD NOT ARRIVED YET. WHILE MAKING HIS “A-B LINE” HE SAW A CAR COMING FROM THE SOUTH AND SLOWED TO PREVENT DRIFT ONTO THE CAR. HE REALIZED THE POWER LINES WERE IN FRONT OF HIM AND TRIED TO GO UNDER THEM. HE HIT THE LOWER POWER LINE OF THE TWO WITH THE CONTROLS (NOT THE WIRE CUTTER). HE REALIZED THE CONTROLS WERE OUT AND CAME DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. HE IS CERTAIN THAT THE MAIN ROTOR CUT THE TAIL BOOM. THE FUSELAGE TUMBLED THROUGH THE MATURE CORN COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE SHUT OFF SWITCHES, PULLED BREAKERS AND ROLLED OFF THE COLLECTIVE. HE REALIZED THAT THE TURBINE WAS STILL RUNNING SO HE MOVED THE CORN THAT WAS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN A COUPLE SECONDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.