N4473Y
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 26, 1983Accident
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD THAT WAS DIVIDED IN HALF BY A 60 FOOT HIGH POWERLINE. AS HE MADE A TURN TO ENTER THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD, PARALLEL TO THE POWERLINES, FLYING EAST INTO THE SUN, HE STRUCK THE UNSEEN GUY CABLES OUT IN THE FIELD. HE STRUCK THE CABLES WITH THE LEFT WING TIP WHICH THREW THE PLANE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ITS NOSE AND LEFT SIDE.