- Date
- May 26, 1988, 09:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Sleepy Creek, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4327Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880526052729A
- Case key
- 11349
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the aerial application flight the airplane struck and severed three power lines. The pilot stated he did not see the lines until it was too late. The airplane caught fire and continued on its flight path crossing a highway and a river. The airplane contacted a 25 to 30 foot tall tree line and came to rest in an open field. The plt did not file an acc report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4327
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1040
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Agri-Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- HGR · Hagerstown, MD
- Destination
- HGR · Hancock, MD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 4,300 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.