Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot diverted his attention from flying the airplane and did not maintain a visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The pilot made a low pass fly by prior to picking up a banner, for the purpose of dropping a written message to the ground personnel. After dropping the message the pilot looked back to see where the message landed and the airplane struck trees along his flight path.
Source record
Factual narrative
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