ORDWAY, CO, USA
N4926Y
PIPER PA-25-260-C
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT RETARDED THE PROPELLER CONTROL TO CLIMB SETTING AND TURNED EAST. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AWARE OF AND SAW POWER LINES AHEAD. HE SAID HE ADVANCED THE PROPELLER CONTROL TO CLIMB OVER THE WIRES BUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE AND COLLIDED WITH THE WIRES AND CRASHED. THE PILOT SAID HE SUSPECTED HE HAD ENCOUNTERED 'SOME BAD AIR OR SOMETHING.'
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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