ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230542
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| Date: | Friday 15 June 2018 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Ag Aerial Services |
| Registration: | N6672Q |
| MSN: | 194B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14827 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 AN-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arrey, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hatch, NM (E05) |
| Hatch, NM (E05) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that he completed four agricultural application loads “just fine.” However, after the fourth application, he turned the airplane to conduct a clean-up pass of the field, and subsequently, the airplane impacted the east side of a hill. The pilot stated that he did not remember what happened nor why it happened.
Another pilot who had previously sprayed the accident field reported that, when flying east/west in the morning, the east-facing swath was into the sun and toward rapidly rising terrain. At the time of the accident, clear skies and light winds were present, and the sun was in the east. Given this information and that the operator reported that there was no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, the pilot likely failed to maintain clearance from rising terrain while facing the sun during the low-level flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hillside during an agricultural application flight while facing the sun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Nov-2019 17:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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