On July 21, 1994, a Schweizer G-164B (registration N6617Q) was involved in an aviation accident near Foules, LA. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's inadvertent stall during recovery from a power line strike while conducting agricultural operations. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
An agricultural airplane struck a power line while trimming a field, leading to an inadvertent stall and ground impact that resulted in a post-crash fire.
The pilot was conducting agricultural operations, specifically applying insecticide to the primary area of a field. During the process of trimming the field edges, the aircraft collided with a power line. In an attempt to recover from this encounter, the pilot inadvertently caused the airplane to stall. The aircraft then impacted the ground.
Following the impact, a fire broke out and consumed the cockpit, the hopper, and the engine of the aircraft.
The pilot's inadvertent stall during recovery from a power line strike while conducting agricultural operations.
An agricultural airplane struck a power line while trimming a field, leading to an inadvertent stall and ground impact that resulted in a post-crash fire.
The accident on 21 Jul 1994 involved a Schweizer G-164B, registration N6617Q, at Foules, LA.
The pilot's inadvertent stall during recovery from a power line strike while conducting agricultural operations.
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