ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132032
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1993 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Farmers Aerial Seeders Inc. |
| Registration: | N8405K |
| MSN: | 688B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stuttgart, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION 0PERATIONS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER SOME ELECTRICAL POWER LINES WHEN HIS RIGHT WING CONTACTED A STATIC LINE. FOLLOWING THE WIRE CONTACT THE RIGHT WING STRUT COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WING FOLDED UPWARD AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED LEFT AND CLIMBED TO 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM 200 FEET IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE ELECTRICAL WIRES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA167
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 1988 | N8405K | Farmers Aerial Seeders | 0 | Humphrey, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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