- Date
- May 8, 1986, 19:00 local (May 9, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8493KSchweizer Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860508016479A
- Case key
- 34093
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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 terrain/water
Weather condition - unfavorable windCause
Light condition - sunglareCause
Window,flight compartment window/windshield - dirty(foggy)Cause
Visual lookout - not possible
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt reported that while spraying a fld with propanil and penoxalin the wind shifted from the southeast to the northeast allowing the chemicals to cover the windshield thus reducing the plt's forward vision. This in combination with sun glare, resulted in the plt not maintaining sufficient alt to clear levees in the fld.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8493K
- Reported as
- Schweizer Grumman G-164B (GRUMMAN G-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 712B
- Airframe hours
- 1,319
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- B And B Agri-Flight, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- B&B · Harrisburg, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 7,500 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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