ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133749
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1998 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Kinder Ag Service |
| Registration: | N63E |
| MSN: | 305B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Walter 601E-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oberlin, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the end of a pass to apply rice seed to a field, during the turn to reverse direction, the pilot lost control of the agricultural airplane. The airplane became inverted at an altitude of approximately 100 feet, and the pilot was unable to recover prior to ground impact. Winds reported by the pilot were from the southeast at 20 to 35 knots, and he commented that the accident could have been prevented by not flying with wind gusts greater than 35 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the gusty wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA194
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Apr-2024 13:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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