NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI93LA203
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE.
Factual narrative
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER STRIKING POWERLINES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE WIRES AND HAD PLANNED ON CLIMBING OVER THEM. HOWEVER, HE FELT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE POWERLINES AND DECIDED TO TRY TO FLY UNDER THEM TO NO AVAIL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1993_CHI93LA203.txt.
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