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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Schweizer G-164B · Kaplan, LA · August 15, 2012

Date
August 15, 2012 · 11:45 local
Place
Kaplan, LA
Airport
Vincent Flying Service
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
V3FG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N36289
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA544
Reported as
Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total7,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was maneuvering to make it's final pass on an agricultural field when the landing gear struck the top utility wire approximately 100 ft AGL and impacted the ground then flipped in a field near ward road and wildflower road.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING TO MAKE IT'S FINAL PASS ON AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD WHEN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP UTILITY WIRE APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND THEN FLIPPED IN A FIELD NEAR WARD ROAD AND WILDFLOWER ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N36289 · 1

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