ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353067
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Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1999 |
Time: | 08:30 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Agrimax LLC |
Registration: | N8029K |
MSN: | 543B |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fisher, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | (KPVT) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While on a spray-run, one of the agricultural airplane's wing tips contacted the wheat crop. The pilot reported that after contact with the wheat, the airplane turned 180-degrees, flipped over once, and came to rest in an upright position. Inspection of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-existing mechanical anomalies with the aircraft's control system or engine.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crop during an aerial application spray run.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI99LA216 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA216
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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