- Date
- July 15, 1977
- Place
- Boone, IA · BOONE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N12LWGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770715018019A
- Case key
- 146553
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1631 77/7/15 BOONE,IA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N12LW PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 38, 11400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOONE,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FLEW PAST RESIDENCE AND STRUCK HIGHLINE WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING SPRAY RUN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12LW
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boone
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N12LW · 2
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