20190521004979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Schweizer G-164B · Pearsall, TX · May 21, 2019

Date: May 21, 2019 · 09:50 local
Place: Pearsall, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: FQWG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7500K
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA277
Reported as: Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,661 total1,029 in this make and model219 in the last 90 days

N7500KRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2021 · Schweizer G-164BS/N 784 B · Built 1986 Airframe modelSchweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 0930 on may 21, 2019, N7500K departed mc kinley field, just south of Pearsall TX, to conduct aerial application operations in corn fields about 10 miles east of the airport. Around 0945, on the eight pass over the corn field, the aircraft's main landing gear struck a power line causing the aircraft to loss control, crash into the corn field and burned.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 ON MAY 21, 2019, N7500K DEPARTED MC KINLEY FIELD, JUST SOUTH OF PEARSALL TX, TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS IN CORN FIELDS ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. AROUND 0945, ON THE EIGHT PASS OVER THE CORN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A POWER LINE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSS CONTROL, CRASH INTO THE CORN FIELD AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA19CA277Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPearsall, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-altitude maneuvering.May 21, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7500K · 1

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

Accident 19870626027529AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cheneyville, LAThe aircraft nosed over during landing in a cottonfield. The engine failed during aerial application maneuvers.Jun 26, 1987 · Substantial damage