Grumman G-164B N48655

Summary

On 5 September 2001 at about 15:22 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N48655 was involved in an accident near Lydia, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 September 2001 at 15:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Lydia, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman G-164B

Registration

N48655

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jeanerette → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA203

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a marked tower while maneuvering.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The agricultural airplane was observed maneuvering at 500 feet. The airplane then impacted a 500-foot tower, which was lighted and depicted on an aeronautical chart, with its left wing. The airplane traveled 700 feet from the tower base before impacting the ground. According to the operator, the pilot had accumulated approximately 15,000 total flight hours, of which approximately 11,000 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. A toxicological test detected 0.01 ug/ml cocaine, 0.212 ug/ml benzoylecgonine, and 0.296 ug/ml norfluoxetine in the pilot's blood. Benzoylecgonine is a metabolite of cocaine and norfluoxetine is a metabolite of fluoxetine, which is a prescription antidepressant medication also known by the trade name Prozac. The pilot had not reported using any medication on his last medical certificate application.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.