- Date
- May 23, 1989, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Agar, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N82644Piper PA-36-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890523012709A
- Case key
- 17558
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance with the powerlines. The powerline is considered to be a contributing factor to the accident.
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 pilot completed a smoke dispensing run from west to east along the north edge of a field to be sprayed. There is a powerline along the north edge of the field. Upon completion of the smoke run the pilot executed a left turnaround. At the completion of the turnaround the aircraft collided with the powerline and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82644
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7760126
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Brett Barber, doing business as Brett'S Spray Service
- Registered owner
- Brett'S Spray Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 9, 1988
- Departed
- 98D · Onida, SD
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,500 total · 12,400 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.