What happened
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Tail assembly struck wires while pilot was flying under them. Uncontrollable aircraft collided with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL ASSEMBLY STRUCK WIRES WHILE PILOT WAS FLYING UNDER THEM. UNCONTROLLABLE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N3159W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20040731017799ALow Level Operations · Clayton, LA(-23) On July 31, 2004, at 0850 CDT, an air tractor AT-400 agricultural airplane, N3159W, owned and operated by goodman's flying service of chase, LA, was destroyed following an in-flight collision with powerlines near Clayton, LA. The pilot stated that he…Incident 19900715036689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Blaine, MSLost directional control on rollout. Found right brake was inoperative.Incident 19890428018959ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Poplar Bluff, MOTruck drove on runway while aircraft on takeoff. Pilot pulled up abruptly missed truck but flew through wires.