ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147735
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 2012 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Turbo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Vincent Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N36289 |
| MSN: | 746B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11171 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Kaplan, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kaplan, LA |
| Kaplan, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight at the time of the accident. During the spray application, the airplane struck a power line. The airplane nosed over and impacted the ground. A postaccident examination of the wreckage found no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during the aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2012/08/vermilion-parish-louisiana-crop-duster.html
http://www.katc.com/news/update-pilot-of-crop-duster-air-lifted-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries/
https://www.gueydantoday.com/view/full_story/19815554/article-Crop-duster-crashes-north-of-Kaplan?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=36289
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/04_36289.txt
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2012 08:51 | vvvww | Added |
| 16-Aug-2012 09:59 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2012 11:21 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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