- Date
- May 8, 1987, 07:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lavale, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- CGDFQAyres Turbo Thrush 52R34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11318
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Analysis
While spraying for gypsy moths during the early morning, the turbo-thrush collided with static wires located on top of high tension lines. The pilot stated that he did not see the wires because they were located on the shady side of an adjacent mountain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Light condition - dawnFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Object - wire,staticFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGDFQ
- Reported as
- Ayres Turbo Thrush 52R34 (TURBO THRU)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2369R
- Airframe hours
- 3,077
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34, 600 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Robert Ruhe Ag Service
- Registered owner
- Agric-Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · April 24, 1987
- Departed
- CBE · Cumberland, MD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 250 in this make and model · 9,500 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CBE