- Date
- May 18, 1983, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Taft, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5284Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830518019839A
- Case key
- 20910
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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 - guy wireFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Analysis
The acft flew into guy wires of a weather tower after a spray run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5284
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 582
- Airframe hours
- 4,250
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Triche Bros. Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- ILA1 · Hahnville, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,696 total · 118 in this make and model · 1,696 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.