What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 4, 2007, approximately 1700 central standard time, a Grumman acft-eng-cor-schmeizer G-164B, single engine airplane, N668FA, was destroyed after impacting power lines and impacted terrain in an open field in Humphrey, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by aerial applicator. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations, part 137 aerial application flight. The flight departed the base strip at 477 vallier road destined for the rice field of Arkansas highway-79, near Humphrey, AR. The pilot stated that as he completed his last spray run on a rice field, he departed the area to the south, gained altitude, and impacted the power lines running perpendicular across the field. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported prior to the accident. On may 7, 2007, a federal aviation administration inspector, who responded to the accident, reported the aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 4, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 1700 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GRUMMAN ACFT-ENG-COR-SCHMEIZER G-164B, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N668FA, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING POWER LINES AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN AN OPEN FIELD IN HUMPHREY, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AERIAL APPLICATOR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE BASE STRIP AT 477 VALLIER ROAD DESTINED FOR THE RICE FIELD OF ARKANSAS HIGHWAY-79, NEAR HUMPHREY, AR. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE COMPLETED HIS LAST SPRAY RUN ON A RICE FIELD, HE DEPARTED THE AREA TO THE SOUTH, GAINED ALTITUDE, AND IMPACTED THE POWER LINES RUNNING PERPENDICULAR ACROSS THE FIELD. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON MAY 7, 2007, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.