# NTSB ATL93LA123: Gulfstream G-164B, N8163K, Selmer, TN, July 2, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 2, 1993, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC) - Place: Selmer, TN - Coordinates: 35.1702, -88.590278 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1702&lon=-88.5903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report December 2, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3235 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL93LA123 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3235/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA123 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application - object - wire,transmission - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A FIELD ABOUT 600 FT FROM HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. THE LOWEST HANGING CABLE WAS BROKEN. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED CABLE MARKS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE UPPER RIGHT WING. THE PILOT'S AGRICULTURAL OPERATOR CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN REVOKED BY AN EMERGENCY ORDER IN 1969, CITING NUMEROUS FAR VIOLATIONS. ## Factual narrative On July 2, 1993, at about 1210 central daylight time, a Gulfstream G164B, N8163K, collided with terrain after a collision with power lines near Selmer, Tennessee. The private pilot was fatally injured, while the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was operated by the pilot. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local, aerial application flight. The flight originated in Corinth, Mississippi at an undetermined time. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration reported that the aircraft crashed in a cultivated farm field. There was a broken high tension power line about 600 feet from the main wreckage. The power lines consisted of a set of four cables, erected about 200 feet above the ground. The cable closest to the ground was found broken. Braided wire imprint markings were observed on the leading edge of the upper, right wing. An examination of the aircraft did not reveal evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure. The aircraft maintenance logbooks were not recovered following the accident. An examination of the pilot's airman records revealed that his agricultural operator certificate had been revoked by an Emergency Order of Revocation, dated August 23, 1989. At the time of the accident, the pilot did not possess a commercial airman certificate. The order cites numerous Federal Aviation Regulation violations by the pilot. A copy of the Emergency Order of Revocation is included as an attachment to this report. Subsequent to the emergency revocation, the pilot acquired a second class medical certificate on February 3, 1992. The pilot's medical records included documentation of a history of hypertension since 1987, and that as of August 13, 1992, the pilot was taking Prinzide (25 mg daily) for hypertension. An autopsy and toxicological examination was not performed due to the wishes of the pilot's family members. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8163K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8163K-1997-10-23), registration cancelled 1997-10-23, S/N 593B (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM G-164B - Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 593B - Engines: P&W R-1340-AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Johnston, Billy F. - Registered owner: Burnette, Norman - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: CRX, CORINTH, MS - Destination: CRX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 3,000 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 7 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MKL, 30 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19930702027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702027629A), Jul 2, 1993: Scwzer G164B, Selmer, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flying under wires struck powerline to pull up to miss trees. Crashed out of control. Not properly rated. 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. 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