- Date
- November 24, 1986, 13:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fresno, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8741HSchweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861124068029A
- Case key
- 25322
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane collided with telephone lines while conducting an aerial application operation. The pilot reported that he was familiar with the area. He surveyed the field, in flight, before he commenced the spraying activities. The pilot did not report, nor did the investigation determine, any airplane preexisting malfunctions or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8741H
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1508
- Airframe hours
- 3,412
- Engine
- P&W PW1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Kenny'S Crop Dusting, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Woten Aviation Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Fresno County, CA
- Destination
- CA
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,039 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 107 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °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.
Other investigations on N8741H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.