30.2241° N, 92.0198° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 16, 1988 · 09:45 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KDOG
Aircraft
N87852
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total20,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hit power line with propeller while spraying. Pilot said line pole hidden by tree and shrub growth.
As the FAA filed it
HIT POWER LINE WITH PROPELLER WHILE SPRAYING. PILOT SAID LINE POLE HIDDEN BY TREE AND SHRUB GROWTH.