Grumman G-164B N6676Q

Summary

On 3 December 1998 at about 15:00 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6676Q was involved in an accident near Naponee, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 1998 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Naponee, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.0707, -99.1305

Aircraft

Grumman G-164B

Registration

N6676Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naponee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA046

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to identify the wires prior to spraying the field and the low altitude at which the pilot was flying. A factor was the wires which the airplane contacted.

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

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The pilot made a swath run to the south. He made a turn back to the north and was flying another swath run at a slightly lower altitude when the airplane collided with two of three wires which crossed the field. The airplane decelerated, rolled 360 degrees, and impacted the terrain in an upright position. The being sprayed was at the bottom of a 'canyon'. The poles from which the wires were suspended were on hills on both sides of the canyon. This was the first time the pilot had sprayed this particular field and he was unaware of the wires.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.