19880814032619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Rayne, LA · August 14, 1988

Date
August 14, 1988 · 11:04 local
Place
Rayne, LA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SIZG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N979X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88DRD18
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total30,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Left wing struck a tower cable during an ag turn around. Impact caused aircraft to enter a inverted flat spin.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WING STRUCK A TOWER CABLE DURING AN AG TURN AROUND. IMPACT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A INVERTED FLAT SPIN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N979X · 1

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