- Date
- June 19, 1991, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Brighton, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48370Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910619022679A
- Case key
- 23350
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Probable cause
(1) The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the wires and (2) the wire's subsequent interference with the flight controls.
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.
Analysis
Prior to pulling up from its second swath run, first in the direction of flight, the airplane collided with a set of electrical wires at the end of the field. Following the initial wire strike, the airplane flew about 1/4 mile trailing about 15 feet of 3/8 inch wire until the wire struck and severed a second set of wires. Shortly thereafter, the airplane was observed to pitch up, roll left, then pitch nose down and impact the ground. Post-accident investigation revealed that the trailing wires were entangled on the right wing, including the aileron gap, and on the empennage control surfaces.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48370
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8B
- Airframe hours
- 5,303
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Stanley J. Wright, doing business as Stan'S Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Stanley J. Wright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1991 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Marmaduke, AR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,025 total · 3,025 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.