Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line during a turn at the completion of a spray pass. Following the collision, the pilot was able to fly the airplane back to the departure airstrip and land without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing and upper right aileron during the wire strike.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN24LA029 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 28, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Abbeville, Louisiana
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B
- N-number
- N910MG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1995
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.