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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201B · Fargo, ND · August 8, 1996

Date: August 8, 1996 · 06:30 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: GUSG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1282W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA277
Reported as: Wthrly 201B
Fatal injuries: 0

N1282WRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 1999 · Weatherly 201BS/N 636 Airframe modelWeatherly 201B

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What happened

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Aircraft struck power lines during aerial application. (-23) pilot spraying sunflower filed. Vertical stabilizer caught wire destroying empennage. Pilot had no control and crashed in adjacent wheat field. No injuries. Substantial aircraft damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. (-23) PILOT SPRAYING SUNFLOWER FILED. VERTICAL STABILIZER CAUGHT WIRE DESTROYING EMPENNAGE. PILOT HAD NO CONTROL AND CRASHED IN ADJACENT WHEAT FIELD. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI96LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFargo, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a wire, while crossing under a transmission line. The proximity of wires to the work area was a related factor.Aug 8, 1996 · Substantial damage