- Date
- June 18, 1988, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ayr, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N455YGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880618027399A
- Case key
- 17481
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Weather condition - turbulence,clear airFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft
- Registration
- N455Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 101
- Airframe hours
- 5,572
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tall Towers Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1988 · 137 hours before
- Departed
- Page, ND
N455YRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,791 total · 2,750 in this make and model · 5,557 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 130 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N455Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.