ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35429
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 September 1997 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Bakke's Flying Service |
| Registration: | N8326K |
| MSN: | 656B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-53H1-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Larimore, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (KRLA) |
| (KRLA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane, which was applying a herbicide on a field, flew under high tension lines about 200 yards from the field's boundary. It then began a climbing 180-degree turn in preparation for its final swath run. The airplane collided with the electrical wires and impacted the earth a short time later. The pilot was seriously injured by the collision forces and postimpact fire. However, the pilot succumbed to paraquat poisoning 8 days after the accident. Paraquat is the active ingredient in Gramoxone Extra. According to the Material Data Safety Sheets and the manufacturer's product label, paraquat adversely affects the respiratory system and eventually leads to death by respiratory failure.
Probable Cause: the pilot delaying the swath run turnaround maneuver at the end of the field boundary, and his failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the high tension wires. A factor was the pilot's inattentiveness regarding the time to begin the swath run turnaround maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA278
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 2023 | N8326K | CW Equipment Rentals Inc | 0 | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE/KOVE), Oroville, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Jun-2023 10:43 | RobertMB | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 08-Apr-2024 13:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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