TYLER, AL, USA
N8438K
SCHWEIZER G-164B
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS SPRAY A FIELD, HE WAS FLYING UNDER 2 TRANSMISSION LINES. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE BEGAN SPRAYING THE FIELD, THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM APRX 2 TO 3 MI AWAY & THE AIR BECAME 'ROUGH.' AS THE ACFT WAS CROSSING UNDER THE 2ND WIRE ON THE 3RD SWATH RUN, IT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE LOWER WIRES, THEN THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ACFT HIT TREES, JUST BEYOND THE TRANSMISSION LINE AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT BY THEN, THE ACFT WAS ALMOST UNFLYABLE, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A SMALL FIELD. BEFORE STOPPING, THE ACFT HIT A FENCE, THEN BEGAN TO BURN. THE PLT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR BURNS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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