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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Grandforks, ND · August 5, 1995

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Date
August 5, 1995 · 08:10 local
Place
Grandforks, ND
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7994
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA260
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Fatal injuries
0
N7994Registration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 855 · Built 1971Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was spraying potato field. Pilot was flying under one set of diagonal wires crossing the field and flying over another set on the end of the field. Where the wires converge the pilot did not allow enough room and contacted the power pole 3 feet down from the top shearing off the lower RH wing, and n strut. The top wing separated, soon thereafter causing the a/c to become inverted and spin.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS SPRAYING POTATO FIELD. PILOT WAS FLYING UNDER ONE SET OF DIAGONAL WIRES CROSSING THE FIELD AND FLYING OVER ANOTHER SET ON THE END OF THE FIELD. WHERE THE WIRES CONVERGE THE PILOT DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH ROOM AND CONTACTED THE POWER POLE 3 FEET DOWN FROM THE TOP SHEARING OFF THE LOWER RH WING, AND N STRUT. THE TOP WING SEPARATED, SOON THEREAFTER CAUSING THE A/C TO BECOME INVERTED AND SPIN.

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 CHI95LA260Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Forks, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with transmission wires. A factor in the accident was the sunglare.Aug 5, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7994 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910522028359IFinal Approach · Hillsboro, NDPilot experienced heavy rain on final approach. Landed short of runway and hit a ditch.May 22, 1991 · Minor damage