ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175190
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 February 2004 |
| Time: | 14:33 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Trinkle And Boys Agricultural Flying Inc |
| Registration: | N6774K |
| MSN: | 463B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11773 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tracy, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tracy, CA |
| Tracy, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the pilot was cruising between airstrips during an agricultural flight, the engine's power output fluctuated. Then, engine power was lost. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a nearby field. However, on approach the airplane impacted a dirt berm and nosed over in the soft field. Thereafter, it was destroyed by a ground fire. The event that precipitated the loss of engine power was not ascertained because of the fire damage to the airplane.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040223X00215&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1994 | N6774K | Wagner Aviation | 0 | Robbins, CA | |
sub |
| 24 May 1995 | N6774K | Wagner Aviation | 0 | Robbins, CA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2015 20:18 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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