- Date
- June 7, 1985, 20:10 local (Jun 8, 1985, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Red Lake Falls, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6761QSchweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850607023309A
- Case key
- 12842
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Analysis
The plt had been spray a field in north & south directions, then elected to make a swath run from east to west toward the sun. This pass was made late in the day. While on the swath run, the acft collided with an unmarked wire, then veered & crashed in a wooded area where the acft burned. Reportedly, the plt had been working from sunrise to sunset almost every day, and when he was not flying, he was tending to the acft & other business matters.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6761Q
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1718
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Helicopter Aerial Application
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1985
- Departed
- D81
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6761Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.