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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Okanogan, WA · June 20, 2012

Date
June 20, 2012 · 08:33 local
Place
Okanogan, WA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
4GFG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6861K
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA271
Reported as
Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,941 total273 in this make and model231 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot was conduct a survellience pass over a new field and did not see a power l ine crossing the field. The powerline was blocked from view by the upper wing. He hit two of three powerlines with the upper wing, lost control of the aircraft, and impacted flat.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCT A SURVELLIENCE PASS OVER A NEW FIELD AND DID NOT SEE A POWER L INE CROSSING THE FIELD. THE POWERLINE WAS BLOCKED FROM VIEW BY THE UPPER WING. HE HIT TWO OF THREE POWERLINES WITH THE UPPER WING, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND IMPACTED FLAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.