- Date
- July 14, 1980
- Place
- Atlanta, IL · ATLANTA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6654KGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800714027669A
- Case key
- 129749
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1036 80/7/14 ATLANTA,IL GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1538 TIME - 1100 N6654K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 650 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT DID NOT SURVEY FLD PRIOR TO SWATH RUN.STRUCK ELEC WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6654K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6654KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6654K · 1
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