# NTSB MKC82DA093: Grumman G-164A, N5253, Red Cloud, NE, June 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1982, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Red Cloud, NE
- Coordinates: 40.079906, -98.519294 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-98.5193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72352/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA093

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - water,glassy (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 533, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 533
- Airframe hours: 5575
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820601020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601020189A), Jun 1, 1982: Grumav G164A, Red Cloud, NE, Destroyed. Struck wires while seeding milo field. Vision obstructed by top wing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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