ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314791
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 2023 |
| Time: | 08:05 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Air |
| Registration: | N6750K |
| MSN: | 449-B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Pratt and Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colusa, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Colusa, CA (O08) |
| Colusa, CA (O08) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported this was the eighth aerial application flight of the day spraying rice fields. He had made all takeoff's flying low under a power line about 3/4 mile from the departure end of the runway. He stated that due to the monotony of the flights combined with fatigue and a bi-plane wing configuration, he lost sight of the power line and struck it. The airplane impacted the ground and cartwheeled sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line during a low-level aerial application
flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA212
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6750K
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2023 02:39 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jun-2023 16:12 | AgOps | Updated |
| 08-Jun-2023 20:20 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:39 | harro | Updated |
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