- Date
- June 22, 1990, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Barrett, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9621ZCallair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900622022129A
- Case key
- 35005
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Probable cause
Inadequate visual outlook and a delayed pull-up by the pilot in command.
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
While conducting an aerial application maneuver, the commercial plt failed to avoid a collision with power wires and a utility pole, during a pull up after a swath run. The right wing struck the pole, separating a portion of the wing, resulting in an uncontrolled roll. The aircraft struck the terrain and continued to roll and cartwheel, coming to a stop in an upright position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9621Z
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1024
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Hjelle, Glenn T.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- Y63 · Elbow Lake, MN
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 376 total · 151 in this make and model · 316 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 89 in the last 30 days · 16 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- AXN, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.