| Crash location | 40.569167°N, 85.743055°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Muncie, IN
40.193377°N, 85.386360°W 32.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N92640 |
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| Accident date | 10 Jul 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot was making aerial application swath runs to two fields that had high tension power lines running between them. The airplane contacted an additional smaller wire that ran from the high tension lines to a substation located one-quarter of a mile away. The smaller wire, which was 73 feet above the ground, was not marked and there were no poles for this wire between high tension lines and the substation. After contacting the wire, the pilot flew the airplane back to the departure airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing due to the wire strike.
The pilot's failure to see and avoid the power line during an aerial application flight.