ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347399
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 2023 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman-Schweizer G-164B Ag-Cat (turbine) |
| Owner/operator: | Vincent Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N910MG |
| MSN: | 835B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Abbeville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kaplan, LA (private) |
| Kaplan, LA (private) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line during a turn at the completion of a spray pass. Following the collision, the pilot was able to fly the airplane back to the departure airstrip and land without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing and upper right aileron during the wire strike.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.katc.com/news/around-acadiana/vermilion-parish/crop-duster-hits-transmission-line-abbeville-in-the-dark
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193328
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N910MG
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/7b86f07562af4068a7cfe651f1c6b930148794ea (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2023 13:32 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-Oct-2023 14:39 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 03-Nov-2023 10:55 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 21-Apr-2024 21:34 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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