- Date
- July 10, 2000, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mcville, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10244Grumman G164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000710037169A
- Case key
- 49761
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor associated with the accident was the power line.
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.
Analysis
The left wings on the airplane contacted power lines during an aerial application flight. The pilot was able to land the airplane on a nearby road following the collision.
Factual narrative
On July 10, 2000, at 1730 central daylight time (CDT), a Grumman G164, N10244, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a collision with power lines eight miles south of McVille, North Dakota. After the collision with the power lines the pilot landed the aircraft on a nearby road without further incident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137, and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injuries. The aerial application flight departed from a private airstrip near Michigan, North Dakota, at 1720 CDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10244
- Reported as
- Grumman G164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44
- Airframe hours
- 9,925
- Engine
- P&W R985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Louren Chris Orwick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 15, 2000 · 125 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Michigan, ND
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 6,480 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 125 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 174 °F, dew point 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DVL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10244 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.