PLOVER, WI, USA
N57791
PIPER PA-36
AFTER SPRAYING MOST OF A BEAN CROP, THE PLT WAS MAKING CLEAN-UP SWATHS OVER AN AREA AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIELD. THIS AREA HAD BLDGS TO THE WEST & TREES TO THE EAST. TO AVOID FLYING TOWARD THE BLDGS, THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE THE PASSES TO THE EAST (TOWARD THE SUN). AS HE WAS PULLING UP FROM THE 3RD CLEAN-UP SWATH, THE ACFT ROSE ABOVE THE SHORTER TREES; HOWEVER, THE PLT DID NOT SEE A TALLER TREE DUE TO SUNGLARE & CHEMICAL SPRAY ON HIS WINDSHIELD. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TALL TREE, THEN THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, CRASHED & WAS EXTENSIVELY DMGD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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