ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131639
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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Richter Aviation |
| Registration: | N8875H |
| MSN: | 1556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8578 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maxwell, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
This was the 18th flight of the day and the pilot was departing with a full load of seed. After takeoff, at 20 feet agl, the airplane began to settle and the pilot could not arrest the descent prior to ground impact. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical abnormalities with the engine prior to the impact and that the engine was developing full power. The pilot stated that the winds may have shifted from a headwind to a crosswind on takeoff. He stated that winds at the accident site were from the north at 2-3 knots.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to attain and maintain the proper reference climb airspeed during the rotation and initial climb, which resulted in a stall/mush condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99LA180
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 2015 | N8875H | Richter Aviation Inc | 0 | Maxwell, CA | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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