ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179625
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 2015 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Mcclung Aerial Spraying |
| Registration: | N3628Z |
| MSN: | 738B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3650 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Paxton, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Paxton, NE (PVT) |
| Paxton, NE (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during an agricultural application flight, he was making spray passes under a power line. During the last pass, the left wing of the airplane struck the power line, and the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The pilot exited the airplane, and a postcrash fire ensued.
The pilot reported that he believed he encountered a dust devil which caused the left wing to rise and contact the power line. About the time of the accident, a nearby weather reporting station was reporting, temperature 90 degrees Fahrenheit and wind from 120 degrees true at 4 knots.
The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from a power line during low altitude flight operations, which resulted in an impact with the power line, and subsequent impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3628Z
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1987 | N3628Z | Thomas J. Adams | 0 | Beaufort, NC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2015 15:03 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2020 14:14 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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