Date & Time:
Jul 25, 1989 at 0715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 4000
Operator:
Registration:
N1592
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lodi - Lodi
MSN:
288
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
1300
Aircraft flight hours:
6413
Circumstances:
According to the operator of the spray operation, the pilot became distracted, when he was watching the grower drive out of the field he had sprayed. While he was watching the vehicle, he inadvertently allowed the aircraft to collide with power lines. There was no reported mechanical malfunction.
Probable cause:
The failure of the pilot to see and avoid power lines, while distracted by a moving vehicle on the ground.
Final Report:
N1592.pdf86.33 KB
