- Date
- June 28, 1983, 21:00 local (Jun 29, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Page, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6652QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830628041449A
- Case key
- 16120
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Analysis
While spraying at dusk, the plt was concerned about injuring a 'non-target crop' across the road to the south from the field that was being sprayed. He stated that an irrigation system was sitting pointed southwest, and that as he was entering a swath to the north, the acft struck the equipment. During the collision, 1 propeller blade, the right main gear & a wing were damaged. Subsequently, the plt landed in the field & the acft went up on its nose. The plt admitted that he should have taken more time to survey the field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6652Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 179B
- Airframe hours
- 2,350
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tim L. Mcpherson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1983 · 125 hours before
- Departed
- Page, ND
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 305 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 51 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6652Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.