- Date
- July 14, 1988, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kinder, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8512HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880714038609A
- Case key
- 22497
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Analysis
The pilot was spraying a fungicide on the field and the owner of the field was flagging for him, on the top of a dike, on the west end of the field. During normal operation, the flagman stayed in position until the airplane was 300 feet away, at which time he would move 16 steps north for the next run. The flagman, with his umbrella, was 12 feet above the level of the field. He had moved 8 steps when he was struck by the end of the right spray boom. The pilot said a spray residue on the windshield might have obscured his view during the start of his turn-around. The flagman suffered a serious head injury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8512H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1389
- Airframe hours
- 4,898
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- O'Briens Flying Service
- Registered owner
- O Brien Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1988 · 840 hours before
- Airport
- NONE · Manuel Brothers Airstrip, runway 27, 3,000 × 150 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 17,000 total · 14,000 in this make and model · 16,800 as pilot in command · 500 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 31 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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