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June 2, 1993 · Grumman G-164A · N6752Q

Ganado, TX

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 2, 1993
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Ganado, TX
Aircraft
Grumman G-164A
Tail Number
N6752Q
Operator
Grayson Aviation Services
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
FTW93LA173

THE PILOT OF AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE IMPACTED POWERLINES ON THE LAST PASS OF THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHILE SPRAYING RICE FIELDS. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FLOODED RICE FIELD IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINES

Full Narrative

On June 2, 1993, at approximately 1700 central daylight time, a Grumman G 164A airplane, N6752Q, was destroyed upon impact with power lines and terrain while maneuvering near Ganado, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight. The airplane was owned and operated by Arenosa Flying service of Edna, Texas. According to the operator, the pilot was assigned to spray fertilizer on rice fields about two and a half miles north of Ganado, Texas, off Farm to Market Road 710 in Jackson County. The collision with the wires occurred as the airplane was completing the last pass on the last flight of the day. According to witnesses at the accident site, the airplane was spraying on a field traversed from east to west by power lines suspended between towers. The airplane was observed striking the power lines and impacting the flooded rice field in a nose low attitude, coming to rest inverted. An autopsy and toxicology tests were ordered and performed. The autopsy was performed by Roberto J. Bayardo, M.D, Chief Medical Examiner for Travis County on June 3, 1993. Toxicological reports submitted by the Civil Aeromedical Institute were negative. The airplane was released to the owner at the accident site on June 4, 1993.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time17:00 CDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftGrumman G-164A
Tail NumberN6752Q
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorGrayson Aviation Services
Operating RulePart 137
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsP&W · R-1340 · Reciprocating · 600
Seats1

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 71 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind190° @ 11 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingNone
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time21:50
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data