Grumman G164 N474Y

Summary

On 29 May 1997 at about 23:58 local time, a Grumman G164 registered N474Y was involved in an accident near Illinois City, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 1997 at 23:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Illinois City, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.3996, -90.9008

Aircraft

Grumman G164

Registration

N474Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aledo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA150

1 person was seriously injured.

failure of the pilot to see and maintain clearance from a static wire. The proximity of the wire was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was conducting an agricultural spraying operation when the airplane hit a static wire at the top of a power line. The pilot was flying parallel to the power line during the spraying operation. Witnesses reported that the pilot began a pull up and left turn, when the airplane's left wing tip struck the static wire. Aircraft and engine examinations did not reveal any discrepancy. The pilot said that he failed to keep the power line foremost in his mind, and that he was looking past the wires to the far end of the pasture that he was spraying and did not see the wire that the airplane hit.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.