What happened
On a day involving local agricultural operations, an aircraft was conducting a series of low-altitude missions to spray pesticides across vineyards. The flight, which included a pilot and an agronomist, had successfully completed its first two circuits starting at 1505LT.
During the third circuit of the mission, the aircraft was flying at a low altitude when the pilot attempted to maneuver around power cables. During this evasive action, the aircraft struck an electric pylon while traveling at a speed of 163 km/h. The impact caused the plane to crash and subsequently burst into flames.
There were two fatalities recorded as both the pilot and the passenger died in the accident.
Findings
Investigations into the crash concluded that the primary factor was an unintentional loss of altitude. This descent was attributed to the pilot being distracted and failing to maintain adequate attention to the flight path during the operation.