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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Ritzville, WA · May 20, 1988

Date
May 20, 1988 · 10:35 local
Place
Ritzville, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WYBG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6963K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA098
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total2,400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck a mid field powerline and crashed during a spray run. Pilot blamed a whirlwind as cause of the wire strike.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A MID FIELD POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING A SPRAY RUN. PILOT BLAMED A WHIRLWIND AS CAUSE OF THE WIRE STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

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