- Date
- June 1, 1982, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Red Cloud, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5253Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820601020189A
- Case key
- 72352
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft struck the top wire of an electrical transmission line and crashed. The pilot reported that he misjudged the "wire distance" as he let down over a pond to begin a swath run. The pond was at the edge of the field that he was seeding. The pilot also said that the top wing of the aircraft may have blocked his view of the wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5253
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 533
- Airframe hours
- 5,575
- Engine
- P & W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Malcom'S Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Malcom'S Flying Service, Inc.
- Departed
- 7V7 · Red Cloud, NE
- Destination
- 7V7 · Red Cloud, NE
- Airport
- 7V7 · Red Cloud Muni
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,278 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 4,971 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.