ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196773
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 2017 |
| Time: | 09:21 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N691Y |
| MSN: | 242 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9490 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kent County, SW of Sandtown, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Magnolia, DE (DE09) |
| Marydel, DE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was performing an aerial application flight. He had just completed his first pass spraying a field when the airplane struck a set of power lines and impacted a field adjacent to the field that he was spraying, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot stated that he had no memory of the accident. Review of data downloaded from an onboard GPS unit was consistent with the airplane operating normally as it made a pass over the field and then initiating a climb near the power lines. The recorded data ended shortly after the airplane was on the opposite side of the power lines.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines while conducting an aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N691Y
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2017 16:44 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 19-Jul-2017 16:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Jul-2017 17:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2017 20:34 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2019 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 15-Apr-2019 19:53 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
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