# NTSB CEN24LA029: Ag-Cat G-164B, N910MG, Abbeville, LA, October 28, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 28, 2023, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Abbeville, LA · Near intersection of Hwy 696 and Cactus Road, Kaplan, Louisiana
- Coordinates: 30.020965, -92.132387 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0210&lon=-92.1324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Baton Rouge FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193328/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA029

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Ag-Cat G-164B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=1260000), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Ag-Cat G-164B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=1260000), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Ag-Cat G-164B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=1260000), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Ag-Cat G-164B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=1260000), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line during a turn at the completion of a spray pass. Following the collision, the pilot was able to fly the airplane back to the departure airstrip and land without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing and upper right aileron during the wire strike. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N910MG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910MG), registered now, S/N 835B, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B
- Registry model: [Ag-Cat G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ag-cat-g-164b) (registry code 1260000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 835B
- Year built: 1995
- Airframe hours: 12481
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Vincent Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner: Vincent Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 11, 2023
- Departed: PVT, Kaplan, LA
- Destination: PVT, Kaplan, LA
- Equipment: Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 31, 2023; seat: single; flight hours: 478 total, 226 in this make and model, 399.7 as pilot in command, 103 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: KIYA, 4 nm away
- METAR: KIYA 281535Z AUTO 12004KT 7SM SCT016 BKN028 BKN036 26/20 A3014 RMK AO2 T02610199

## 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 20231028015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231028015329A), Oct 28, 2023: Ag-Cat G-164B, Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. 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…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193328. 3.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16916604&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120_1%20Completed_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16916214&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20array%20CEN24LA029-Rel.pdf

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.

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