WEISER, ID, USA
N4900T
CESSNA T-188C
THE PILOT PULLED UP EARLY WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION ACTIVITIES AT DUSK, STRIKING A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
On July 6, 1994, at 2146 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T-188C agricultural aircraft, N4900T, was substantially damaged when it struck a power line while engaged in aerial application activities. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. There was no flight plan filed for this flight which had originated at Weiser, Idaho at 2135, and no ELT was installed in the aircraft. The pilot stated that agricultural operations were being conducted in the evening as they had to "wait for the bees to go to bed," because he was spraying insecticides. He stated that he was flying west, into the sun, and pulled up too early for a transmission line that crossed the field at a 45 degree angle. He said that a wing caught in the power line before crashing.
CLEARANCE FROM POWERLINES WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS INCLUDE DUSK LIGHT CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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