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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Waitsburg, WA · February 28, 2001

Date: February 28, 2001 · 15:15 local
Place: Waitsburg, WA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WYQG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N48651
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA01LA055
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Fatal injuries: 0

N48651Registration cancelled Mar 31, 2004 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1685 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)A/c collided with power lines during pull up from swath run while spreading fertilizer. Top wing was severed from a/c upon impact with wires. A/c traveled approx. 300 yards then impacted terrain. Aircraft was destroyed during post crash fire. Pilot sustained minor injuries. Pilot stated he was aware of the location of the wires but lost sight of them during his run.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING PULL UP FROM SWATH RUN WHILE SPREADING FERTILIZER. TOP WING WAS SEVERED FROM A/C UPON IMPACT WITH WIRES. A/C TRAVELED APPROX. 300 YARDS THEN IMPACTED TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF THE WIRES BUT LOST SIGHT OF THEM DURING HIS RUN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA01LA055Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaitsburg, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during a pull-up, resulting in an in-flight collision with the lines, loss of control and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the power lines and the pilot's…Feb 28, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N48651 · 1

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

Incident 19940328009729ILow Level Operations · Walla Walla, WAPilot misjudged altitude during a swath run. Struck a power line with propeller.Mar 28, 1994 · Minor damage