- Date
- May 18, 1990, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Princeton, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6695QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900518016909A
- Case key
- 14498
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during flight at low altitude, resulting in wire strike.
Analysis
The airplane struck the lower of two power lines during aerial application of fungicide. Although it sustained substantial damage, the pilot landed without reported injury. He stated he misjudged clearance.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6695Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 209B
- Airframe hours
- 2,930
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mitchell Aerial Application
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 29, 1989 · 36 hours before
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.