- Date
- May 30, 1984, 08:13 local (13:13 UTC)
- Place
- Hominy, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4077EPiper PA-36-375
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840530067599A
- Case key
- 21354
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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
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with a radio tower guy wire while the plt was en route to reload. During the collision, the right wing was sheared off & the acft crashed to the ground & burned. The radio tower was located about 1 mi from the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4077E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-375
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 368002002
- Airframe hours
- 675
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-D1CD, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Aero Sprayers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- H92 · Hominy, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 1,755 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.