- Date
- July 17, 1986, 10:46 local (17:46 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5342Grumman G-164-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860717034569A
- Case key
- 24951
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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
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - crop
Analysis
The acft collided with telephone wires on the third apch to a field for an aerial application run. The acft then descended to collision with the terrain. The plt reported having noticed the power lines during the previous spray runs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5342
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 616
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Al-Don Dusting Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- William J. Lewallen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 11, 1985 · 400 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 625 total · 160 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.