ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362064
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| Date: | Saturday 15 May 1993 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6556 |
| MSN: | 699 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5214 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trumann, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION INSIDE THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRPLANE TO CHECK THE BOOM PRESSURE AND FLEW INTO THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE DIVERTED ATTENTION OF THE PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA156
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 April 1990 | N6556 | Private | 0 | Mounds, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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