What happened
The pilot was performing a swath spray operation, approaching from the northeast. The flight path required navigating around power lines that intersected a cotton field located at the arrival end of the maneuver.
As the pilot attempted to push over into the cotton field to begin the spray run, the aircraft was not sufficiently clear of the electrical infrastructure. The aircraft became entangled with a ridge wire—the cable running between poles to provide structural stability.
The entanglement occurred between the propeller blades and the propeller shaft, which caused the engine to slow to a stop. While held by the tension of the cable, the aircraft fell approximately 250 to 300 feet. The descent ended when the aircraft struck a slope, resulting in a near 180-degree change from its original direction of impact.
There were no injuries reported following the accident.