30.5126° N, 92.1832° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawtell, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 3, 1991 · 19:00 local
Place
Lawtell, LA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SBTG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6721Q
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total5,500 in this make and model300 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.
Settled into a powerline during a spray turn around. Blamed wind turbulence caused him to get behind power curve.
As the FAA filed it
SETTLED INTO A POWERLINE DURING A SPRAY TURN AROUND. BLAMED WIND TURBULENCE CAUSED HIM TO GET BEHIND POWER CURVE.