ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285227
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| Date: | Friday 23 February 2007 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B |
| Owner/operator: | Mississippi Delta Company |
| Registration: | N8063K |
| MSN: | 550B |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arcola, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Arcola, MS |
| Arcola, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot of the tailwheel-equipped bi-plane was performing a local aerial application flight. During the flight, the lower left wing collided with a tree limb. The pilot elected to land in an open field to examine the damage sustained by the airplane. The operator concluded that the left lower wing had sustained structural damage and required replacement. The wing was replaced in the field and the airplane was flown back to the operator's facility. Neither the pilot nor the operator reported the accident to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) until after the repair had been made. Multiple attempts to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) from the operator were unsuccessful.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering during aerial application.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA081
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1989 | N8063K | Burnette, Norman L. | 0 | Wynne, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 19:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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