ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363440
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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1992 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Fehmel Planes, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8157K |
| MSN: | 591B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bay City, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART THE AIRSTRIP WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AND THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND WHEN THE WHEELS BECAME ENTANGLED IN TALL GRASS NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO INITIATE A CLIMB DUE TO EXCEEDING THE TAKEOFF CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH GRASS ON THE AIRSTRIP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92DRA03
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 2022 | N8157K | Red Willow Aviation & Spraying Inc | 0 | Near McCook NE | |
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| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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