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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Naponee, NE · December 3, 1998

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Date
December 3, 1998 · 09:00 local
Place
Naponee, NE
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6676Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA046
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,477 total9,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N6676QRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 197BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed under unknown circumstances during aerial applicaiton. (.19) on December 3, 1998, at 0930 central standard time, a Grumman G-164B, N6676Q, oeprated by a commercial pilot collided with power lines during an aerial application flight in Naponee, Nebraska. The pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 137 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from a private grass airstrip in Naponee, Nebraska, approximately 20 minutes prior to the accident. (.4) the pilot made a swath run to the south. He made a turn back to the north and was flying another swath run at a slightly lower altitude when the airplane collided with two of three wires which crossed the field. The airplane decelerated, rolled 360 degrees, and impacted the terrain in an upright position. The being sprayed was at the bottom of a 'canyon'. The poles from which the wires were suspended were on hills on both sides of the canyon. This was the first time the pilot had sprayed this particular field and he was unaware of the wires.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES DURING AERIAL APPLICAITON. (.19) ON DECEMBER 3, 1998, AT 0930 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164B, N6676Q, OEPRATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT IN NAPONEE, NEBRASKA. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP IN NAPONEE, NEBRASKA, APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (.4) THE PILOT MADE A SWATH RUN TO THE SOUTH. HE MADE A TURN BACK TO THE NORTH AND WAS FLYING ANOTHER SWATH RUN AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER ALTITUDE WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO OF THREE WIRES WHICH CROSSED THE FIELD. THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED, ROLLED 360 DEGREES, AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE BEING SPRAYED WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A 'CANYON'. THE POLES FROM WHICH THE WIRES WERE SUSPENDED WERE ON HILLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CANYON. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD SPRAYED THIS PARTICULAR FIELD AND HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE WIRES.

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 CHI99LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNaponee, NEthe pilot's failure to identify the wires prior to spraying the field and the low altitude at which the pilot was flying. A factor was the wires which the airplane contacted.Dec 3, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6676Q · 1

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

Accident 20120730016349ATakeoff: Climb Out · Big Springs, NEAircraft departed with full fuel (80 gallons) and 160 gallons of (brigade) chemical. During climb out the aircraft lost power. The pilot dumped the chemical load and attempted a return to airfield. The aircraft landed short and flipped over in a cornfield.…Jul 30, 2012 · Substantial damage