# NTSB FTW04CA185: Grumman G-164, N519Y, Havana, AR, July 16, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 16, 2004, 09:32 local (14:32 UTC) - Place: Havana, AR - Coordinates: 35.086944, -93.427497 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0869&lon=-93.4275&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 59661 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04CA185 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59661/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA185 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application - object - wire,transmission (cause) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - in flight, descent - uncontrolled - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The 20,000-hour pilot was maneuvering to return to a rice field where he had been performing an aerial application when the airplane struck two power lines approximately 30 feet in height. Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain and came to rest inverted in a rice field. ## Factual narrative On July 16, 2004, approximately 0932 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164 single-engine tailwheel-equipped agricultural airplane, N519Y, was substantially damaged when it struck a power line and impacted terrain during an aerial application flight near Havana, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by Poe's Aero Service, of Conway, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Havana, Arkansas, at an unknown time. According to an Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the 20,000-hour pilot was maneuvering to return to a rice field where he had been performing an aerial application when the airplane struck two power lines approximately 30 feet in height. Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain and came to rest inverted in a rice field. A completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) was not received from the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N519Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519Y), registered now, S/N 156, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Grumman G-164 - Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: UNK - Engines: Continental W670 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Poe's Aero Service - Registered owner: Rex A. Poe - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: Havana, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: serious; commercial, 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: 20,000 total, 100 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: RUE, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040716017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716017849A), Jul 16, 2004: Scwzer G164, Danville, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 16, 2004, at 1320 CDT, a Grumman ag cat, G-164-164, N519Y, sustained substantial damage when it collided with an electrical power line and… ## Other investigations on N519Y (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DFW08CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA199), Jul 25, 2008: Grumman G-164A (N519Y), Newport, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the high temperature and tailwind. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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