Ag-Cat G-164B N910MG

Summary

On 28 October 2023 at about 15:30 local time, a Ag-Cat G-164B registered N910MG, operated by Vincent Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Abbeville, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 2023 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Abbeville, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.0210, -92.1324

Aircraft

Ag-Cat G-164B

Registration

N910MG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

Vincent Flying Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kaplan → Kaplan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA029

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line during a turn at the completion of a spray pass. Following the collision, the pilot was able to fly the airplane back to the departure airstrip and land without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing and upper right aileron during the wire strike. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.