- Date
- May 18, 1980
- Place
- Cle Elum, WA · CLE ELUM, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48432Grumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800518017689A
- Case key
- 136447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0686 80/5/18 NR.CLE ELUM,WA GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0921 N48432 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 53, 17900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLENSBURG,WA CLE ELUM,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- COLLIDED W OVHD GND WIRE 185FT ABV PWR CONDUCTORS.GND WIRE NOT READILY VISIBLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48432
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N48432 · 1
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