MONTROSE, SD, USA
N4473Y
PIPER PA-25B-235
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD THAT WAS DIVIDED IN HALF BY A 60 FOOT HIGH POWERLINE. AS HE MADE A TURN TO ENTER THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD, PARALLEL TO THE POWERLINES, FLYING EAST INTO THE SUN, HE STRUCK THE UNSEEN GUY CABLES OUT IN THE FIELD. HE STRUCK THE CABLES WITH THE LEFT WING TIP WHICH THREW THE PLANE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ITS NOSE AND LEFT SIDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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