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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumav G-164A · Red Cloud, NE · June 1, 1982

Date: June 1, 1982 · 12:15 local
Place: Red Cloud, NE
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5253
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC82DA093
Reported as: Grumav G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,278 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N5253Registration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Grumman G-164AS/N 533 · Built 1968 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck wires while seeding milo field. Vision obstructed by top wing.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES WHILE SEEDING MILO FIELD. VISION OBSTRUCTED BY TOP WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC82DA093Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportRed Cloud, NEThe aircraft struck the top wire of an electrical transmission line and crashed. The pilot reported that he misjudged the "wire distance" as he let down over a pond to begin a swath run. The pond was at the edge of the field that he was seeding. The pilot…Jun 1, 1982 · Destroyed