ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134231
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Date: | Saturday 21 July 2001 |
Time: | 19:30 |
Type: | Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Fairmont Aerial Ag Inc. |
Registration: | N5398 |
MSN: | 1148 |
Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
Total airframe hrs: | 7884 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R985-AN-14B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Dodge Center, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Dodge Center, MN |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot said that while taking off to the south the airplane did not lift off like normal. The pilot said the airplane moved to the left side of the runway. The pilot said, "I got the left wing in the corn. The airplane went sideways until [the] right gear collapsed. Then it started on fire." An examination of the engine revealed that the propeller governor had failed. An examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control on the ground during the takeoff roll. Factors relating to this accident were the total failure of the propeller governor and the corn crop.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI01LA229 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010726X01524&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Dec-2017 11:51 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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