Aerial Application Collision with Transmission Wire

Incident Overview A commercial pilot was operating an aerial application flight over a cotton field when the aircraft collided with a transmission wire. The pilot had lost awareness of the aircraft's proximity to obstacles during the application of the product. ## Damage and Outcome The impact with the wire caused damage to the airplane's vertical fin and rudder. Following this structural damage, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, which subsequently impacted a small body of water. The source does not specify the aircraft type, registration, date, operator, or location beyond the cotton field and small body of water.