ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135011
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 2007 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: | Grumman G-164B Turbo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Jareds Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N668FA |
| MSN: | 499B |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Humphrey, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart, AR (SGT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The agricultural airplane was destroyed after it struck power lines and impacted terrain in an open field. The pilot stated that as he completed his last spray run on a rice field, he departed the area to the south, gained altitude, and impacted the power lines running perpendicular across the field. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient clearance between the airplane and the power lines. A factor was the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070613X00720&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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