Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line
at the start of a spray pass. Following the collision, the airplane impacted an agricultural field
which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both sets of wings. 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 CEN24LA257 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 8, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Sedgwick, Arkansas
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B
- N-number
- N6500K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- 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.