- Date
- May 22, 1986, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morse, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N665OQGrumman G164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22137
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - misjudgedCause
Altitude - not maintainedCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmission
Stall - uncontrolled
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft settled into power lines and stalled into the ground during a spray operation. The plt had turned downwind to line up for his spray run. The acft started descending and even though power was applied as load was jettisoned the acfts tail wheel snagged a powerline. The acft stalled and contacted the ground in a nose low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N665OQ
- Reported as
- Grumman G164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177B
- Airframe hours
- 4,320
- Engine
- P&W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lewis Flying Maintenance Serv.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 25, 1986 · 335 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 2,160 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 332 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 29 nm away