ALEXANDRIA, NE, USA
N7368
GRUMMAN G-164A
THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH WIRES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A SPRAY APPLICATION. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE BACK TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT AFTER THE IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST SIGHT OF THE WIRES WHILE MAKING A SPRAY RUN WHEN HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH THE ROLLING TERRAIN. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
On May 4, 1994, about 0830 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A agricultural airplane, N7368, was substantially damaged when it collided with wires while maneuvering for a spray application near Hebron, Nebraska. The private pilot, who was not injured, was able to fly the airplane back to Belvidere, Nebraska, where the flight originated. The flight was operated in visual meteorological conditions without flight plan under 14 CFR Part 137. The pilot stated he lost sight of the wires while making a spray run when he became preoccupied with the rolling terrain. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions were reported by the pilot.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH WIRES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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