ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240201
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 2020 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman-Schweizer G-164B Ag-Cat Turbine |
| Owner/operator: | Western Cooperative Co. |
| Registration: | N48416 |
| MSN: | 22B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11125 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-2-201A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF/KBFF), Scottsbluff, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Scottsbluff, NE |
| Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying the agricultural airplane, low-level, applying fertilizer to a field, and running parallel to power lines that bordered the field. When he finished the center of the field, he flew several cleanup passes on some of the edges of the field. He thought that the power lines were to the south of his position and stated that they blended into the tree line. As he came down into the field for a pass, his top wing blocked his forward view, and when he leveled out, he could not avoid the power lines in front of him. The airplane collided with the power lines and impacted the field which was adjacent to a roadway. The airplane came to rest inverted and sustained substantial damage to the wings, the fuselage, and empennage. As the power lines came down, they impacted a moving semi-truck, and pulled down adjacent power line poles. The pilot and the driver of the semi-truck sustained minor injuries. After the accident, the pilot stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had flown around the boarders to double check for obstacles.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of visual reference during agricultural low-level flight, resulting in collision with power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA347
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=48416
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2020 15:31 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Aug-2020 21:26 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 05:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 16:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 19-Aug-2020 16:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 22:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2021 18:30 | rudy | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 07-May-2021 09:23 | harro | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
| 07-May-2021 09:24 | harro | Updated [[[[Narrative]]]] |
| 07-Jul-2022 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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