# Accident 20231028015329A: Ag-Cat G-164B, Abbeville, LA, October 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2023, 10:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Pvt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V3FG
- Location: 30.0210° N, 92.1324° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0210&lon=-92.1324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ag-Cat G-164B (registry code 1260000, https://openairdocs.org/model/ag-cat-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AG-CAT G-164B
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A-34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231028015329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 10/25/2023, PILOT WAS FINISHING THEIR SPRAYING RUNS ON A FIELD AND HAD ONLY A COUPLE OF RUNS LEFT TO GO. AFTER TURNING AND STRAIGHTENING BACK. PILOT DIDN'T NOTICE THE WIRE AND FLEW INTO IT. DAMAGING THE SPINNER, RIGHT HAND WINGS, AND UPPER AILERON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA029), Oct 28, 2023: Ag-Cat G-164B (N910MG), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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