- Date
- May 1, 1982, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Erick, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5186NBoeing E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820501046329A
- Case key
- 70609
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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
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot was pulling up from the swath run and collided with wires. The aircraft nosed over during the forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5186N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 755754
- Airframe hours
- 6,962
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Erick Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Erick Aviation Inc.
- Departed
- Erick, OK
- Destination
- Erick, OK
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,155 total · 548 in this make and model · 1,014 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.