REDMOND, OR, USA
N9990G
CESSNA A188A
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELLING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION FOR THE SPRAY RUN WHEN THE SUN MOMENTARILY BLINDED THE PILOT AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD.
PROPER CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SUNGLARE, WIRES, AND VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS NOT POSSIBLE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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