- Date
- August 20, 1969
- Place
- Jeanerette, LA · JEANERETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N466RFGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170551
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2419 69/8/20 JEANERETTE,LA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10000 TIME - 0540 N466RF PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEANERETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JEANERETTE,LA JEANERETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 20 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE ON SIXTH PASS WHILE LOOKING BACK AT SPRAY PATTERN. SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N466RF
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jeanerette
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