ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225436
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Tubo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7500K |
| MSN: | 784B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17273 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pearsall, Frio County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pearsall, TX (T30) |
| Pearsall, TX (T30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while conducting an agricultural application flight, he thought the airplane was above some power lines, but the landing gear got tangled in the top line, and the airplane was pulled downward. The pilot attempted to correct by pulling "hard on the stick and pushed the power forward," and the airplane became airborne, but the left wing was pulled downward again. The pilot attempted to lift the wing by using right rudder and was able to maintain flight. The airplane was again pulled downward until it impacted the ground. The airplane was destroyed by postaccident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-altitude maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2019 00:17 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-May-2019 05:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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