ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357290
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Date: | Wednesday 5 June 1996 |
Time: | 20:00 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Shupe Flying Service Inc. |
Registration: | N9793 |
MSN: | 1268 |
Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Prescott, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Prescott, WA |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot told an FAA inspector that while approaching a hill, which he thought he had sufficient altitude to clear, his attention was momentarily diverted to looking down for an object in the cockpit. While he was looking in the cockpit, the aircraft struck the hill about 150 feet from the hilltop.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to visually clear his flight path, after allowing his attention to be diverted, and his resultant failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from a hill. The hilly terrain was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA96LA112 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA112
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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ASN Update Bot |
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