- Date
- October 3, 1994, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oak Grove, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6676KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19941003032769A
- Case key
- 19278
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged clearance from the vehicle.
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
During an aerial application flight, the pilot flew under a wire to cross a road and transition to another field. He observed a vehicle traveling on the road; however, he thought the vehicle would be clear as he crossed the road. As he continued, the right wing of the aircraft struck the right rear of the cattle truck. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude and the airplane impacted the ground.
Factual narrative
On October 3, 1994, at 1030 central daylight time, a Grumman G- 164B, N6676K, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Oak Grove, Louisiana. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot was crossing a road in order to transition to another field. He flew under a wire while crossing the road and struck a cattle truck and descended out of control to ground impact, resulting in the deformation of all four wings, the propeller, and the left main landing gear. The aircraft "could not maintain altitude" and the pilot landed in the field.
The pilot stated in his Pilot/Operator Report (NTSB Form 3120.1/2) that "it appeared to me the traffic would be well out of the way by the time I got to the road." He further stated that he "couldn't go up because of the wires."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6676K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17C
- Airframe hours
- 8,250
- Engine
- P&W PT6-34AG, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Same As Registered Owner
- Registered owner
- Bonne Idee Aero Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1994 · 263 hours before
- Departed
- UNK · Goodwill, LA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °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 N6676K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.