ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364673
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1991 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Ag Aviation Services |
| Registration: | N48635 |
| MSN: | 1684 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2614 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elkhorn, WI -
 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 |
THE AIRPLANE WAS INITIATING A LEFT TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION DURING AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED ORN. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT REGAINED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91DEP12
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1992 | N48635 | Ag Aviation Services, Inc. | 0 | Elkhorn, WI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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