ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288183
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 2010 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B |
| Owner/operator: | Fountain Flying Service LLC |
| Registration: | N8150K |
| MSN: | 587B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12603 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Genesee, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Genesee, ID (KPVT) |
| Genesee, ID (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during an aerial application flight he was spraying a mature wheat field along north-facing hillsides. As the pilot finished his last pass, he flew west along the steep hillsides. A strong gust of wind struck the airplane and the left wing dropped into the wheat. Subsequently, the airplane spun and cartwheeled in the wheat field before coming to a rest; the fuselage and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during low-altitude maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA410
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 1988 | N8150K | Fehmel Planes, Inc. | 0 | Palacios, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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