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ATL96LA111

1996-07-19 · MONTEZUMA, Georgia, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 53A

N465RF has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 525C, built 2023), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual look out, while maneuvering on an aerial application run, which result in his failure to see-and-avoid a power line.

Factual narrative

On July 19, 1996, at about 1820 eastern daylight time, a Grumman G164, N465RF, registered to Garrison Flying Service, operating as a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight, crashed during a swath run in the vicinity of Montezuma, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire. The commercial pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated from Savage Field, Montezuma, Georgia, about 5 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated that he was making a swath run to the north, when the airplane collided with a known power line, and the terrain. The pilot stated that he was making a swath run to the north, when the airplane collided with a known power line, then the terrain. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1996_ATL96LA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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