ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355812
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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1997 |
| Time: | 18:58 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Jp's Agricair |
| Registration: | N474Y |
| MSN: | 119 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Illinois City, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Aledo, IL (C00) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an agricultural spraying operation when the airplane hit a static wire at the top of a power line. The pilot was flying parallel to the power line during the spraying operation. Witnesses reported that the pilot began a pull up and left turn, when the airplane's left wing tip struck the static wire. Aircraft and engine examinations did not reveal any discrepancy. The pilot said that he failed to keep the power line foremost in his mind, and that he was looking past the wires to the far end of the pasture that he was spraying and did not see the wire that the airplane hit.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to see and maintain clearance from a static wire. The proximity of the wire was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA150
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 15:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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