- Date
- July 1, 1982, 10:53 local (17:53 UTC)
- Place
- Stockton, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4859SGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72737
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Pull-up - prematureCause
Analysis
The pilot was spraying a field that required flying under a double set of high powerlines. On the third pass after going under one set of wires the pilot pulled up too soon and hit the second set of wires. The pilot stated in his accident report that it was a matter of a split second misjudgement on his part.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4859S
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 87B
- Airframe hours
- 2,246
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bud Murphy
- Registered owner
- Bud Murphy
- Departed
- Peters, CA
- Destination
- Peters, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 800 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F