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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Seminole, TX · September 3, 1999

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Date
September 3, 1999 · 15:45 local
Place
Seminole, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NCWG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7362
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99LA252
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total800 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N7362Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 931 · Built 1972Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4) The agricultural airplane collided with powerlines while approaching the field being sprayed for the 12th application pass. The pilot reported that the airplane was on a southerly heading when it collided with the two top guide wires of the east-west powerline. The airplane spun to the right and impacted the ground inverted after the collision with the wires. The pilot stated that he was concentrating his attentions on the light bar for the satloc swath guidance system installed on the airplane. (-23) during the dispensing of chemicals under 14 CFR part 137, with visual meteorological conditions this commercial pilot struck power transition lines approximately 60 feet above ground level. The wires were struck during the approach into a field while the pilots attention was focused on his satloc light bar for swatch positioning. The wires became entangled in the propeller causing the aircraft to yaw to the right and ultimately strike the terrain. The aircraft came to rest inverted approximately 543 feet from the power wires and burst into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot escaped without injury. This investigation is over.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES WHILE APPROACHING THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED FOR THE 12TH APPLICATION PASS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TWO TOP GUIDE WIRES OF THE EAST-WEST POWERLINE. THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE WIRES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCENTRATING HIS ATTENTIONS ON THE LIGHT BAR FOR THE SATLOC SWATH GUIDANCE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE. (-23) DURING THE DISPENSING OF CHEMICALS UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THIS COMMERCIAL PILOT STRUCK POWER TRANSITION LINES APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE WIRES WERE STRUCK DURING THE APPROACH INTO A FIELD WHILE THE PILOTS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON HIS SATLOC LIGHT BAR FOR SWATCH POSITIONING. THE WIRES BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE PROPELLER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AND ULTIMATELY STRIKE THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 543 FEET FROM THE POWER WIRES AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS OVER.

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 FTW99LA252Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeminole, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with powerlines. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the light bar for the electronic swath guidance system installed in the airplane.Sep 3, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7362 · 1

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

Accident 19960802020889ALow Level Operations · Mayersville, MSAircraft struck a pickup while turning during aerial application.Aug 2, 1996 · Substantial damage