- Date
- August 18, 1987, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bastrop, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9685Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870818045859A
- Case key
- 22205
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Three flagmen were working with one spray plane and three fields. On this pass, two of the flagmen moved to the proper positions but the other one had moved too FAR laterally. The pilot stated to the sheriff that he had observed the flagman stepping off the proper distance and shifted his attention to the other flagmen. As he made the spraying pass, the outer portion of the left boom struck the flagman. The operator of the spray service stated the flagman had flagged for spraying airplanes previously.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9685
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1206
- Airframe hours
- 4,700
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- S.E. A. Ag Service
- Registered owner
- William Warren Grant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1987 · 200 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,609 total · 491 in this make and model · 2,536 as pilot in command · 119 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 32 nm away
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 N9685 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.