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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Sleepy Creek, MD · May 26, 1988

Date: May 26, 1988 · 09:10 local
Place: Sleepy Creek, MD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NDEG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4327
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO88DIG03
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total1,200 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N4327Registration cancelled Mar 14, 1990 · Grumman G-164AS/N 1040 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A

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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 during a spray run continue flight into TREE4S crossed hiway and a river before ground imapct. Burned.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES DURING A SPRAY RUN CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO TREE4S CROSSED HIWAY AND A RIVER BEFORE GROUND IMAPCT. BURNED.

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 BFO88DIG03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportSleepy Creek, MDDuring the aerial application flight the airplane struck and severed three power lines. The pilot stated he did not see the lines until it was too late. The airplane caught fire and continued on its flight path crossing a highway and a river. The airplane…May 26, 1988 · Destroyed