Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during the aerial application flight.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight at the time of the accident. During the spray application, the airplane struck a power line. The airplane nosed over and impacted the ground. A postaccident examination of the wreckage found no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12CA544 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 15, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Kaplan, Louisiana
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
G-164B
- N-number
- N36289
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
Other records under this N-number
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