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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Scottsbluff, NE · August 18, 2020

Date: August 18, 2020 · 08:44 local
Place: Scottsbluff, NE
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 6WAG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N48416
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20CA347
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,635 total5,911 in this make and model297 in the last 90 days

N48416Registration cancelled Mar 30, 2021 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 22B · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot, after having sprayed the field in a direction parallel to the power lines, was attempting to spray some areas that were missed, which required flying perpendicular to the lines. The pilot misjudged the location of the lines, resulting in the accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT, AFTER HAVING SPRAYED THE FIELD IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE POWER LINES, WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPRAY SOME AREAS THAT WERE MISSED, WHICH REQUIRED FLYING PERPENDICULAR TO THE LINES. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LOCATION OF THE LINES, RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN20CA347Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportScottsbluff, NEThe pilot’s loss of visual reference during agricultural low-level flight, resulting in collision with power lines.Aug 18, 2020 · Substantial damage