- Date
- July 21, 1982, 01:31 local (08:31 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6559Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820721030899A
- Case key
- 70188
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While spraying at night & during the fourth pass under power lines crossing the field, the acft contacted the wires. After the accident the flagger at the field informed the plt that the wind was causing the wires to whip up & down at times.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6559
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 698
- Airframe hours
- 5,022
- Engine
- P & W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- K&K Aerial Applicators Inc.
- Registered owner
- K&K Aerial Applicators Inc.
- Departed
- Chandler, AZ
- Destination
- Chandler, AZ
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
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,543 total · 1,334 in this make and model · 8,244 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °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 N6559 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.