ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363115
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 1992 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Wischer Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N48687 |
| MSN: | 157B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4439 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grandin, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AERIAL APPLICATOR WAS CONDUCTING SPRAY OPERATION WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN INTERMITTENTLY. FIELD WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDING SO HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT LANDING ON A ROAD BEHIND A GRAIN TRUCK WHICH WAS TRAVELLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, ENGINE CAUGHT AND GAVE HIM A SHORT BURST OF POWER. AIRPLANE ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY AND LANDED IN THE BED OF THE GRAIN TRUCK, THEN FELL OFF, AND CAME TO A STOP.
Probable Cause: THE CRACKED CYLINDER WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92DTG04
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1991 | N48687 | Hoistad Flying Service, Inc. | 0 | Gwinner, ND | |
sub |
| 12 June 2015 | N48687 | Barney Steven K | 0 | NW of Foster, NE | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 13:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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