- Date
- June 5, 1987, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kaplan, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7804Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870605019019A
- Case key
- 22199
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was dispensing fertilizer on a rice field when the acft collided with six strands of a power line at about 20' AGL. The airplane then crashed to the ground & was substantially damaged. The power line poles were located outside the field boundry. Rprtdly, the plt was involved in cockpit duties & did not see the power lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7804
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 993
- Airframe hours
- 5,588
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Broussard Flying Sev. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1987 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- Wright, LA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 18,800 total · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7804 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.