- Date
- July 24, 1987, 20:30 local (Jul 25, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pisek, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2037JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870724037859A
- Case key
- 17278
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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 plt was preparing to spray a potato field with a mixture of water and 2 lbs of 'blight-out.' He made one observation pass over the field to check for obstructions and noticed two sets of power lines, one on the east side of a road and the other on the west side. The plt started his spray pass to the east. He said he 'fixated' on top of the power line pole to establish the height of the wires. As he pulled up for the pole, he realized he was on the wrong side of the road. The west wires blended in with the wires on the east side of the road. Because he had very little altitude, the plt decided to fly underneath the power lines. The plt said he collided with the power lines and crashed, flipped inverted, and skidded to a halt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2037J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803312T
- Airframe hours
- 2,942
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Dakota Aviation
- Registered owner
- Dakota Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1987
- Departed
- GAF · Grafton, 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
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,268 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,184 as pilot in command · 330 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GFK, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.