ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364877
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1991 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Bonanza Valley Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8988Q |
| MSN: | 1488R |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Drayton, ND -
 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 AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT REACH TAKEOFF SPEED, AND THAT HE HAD MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD MADE NO PREFLIGHT PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS. THE RUNWAY WAS 2,600 FOOT GRASS STRIP. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 3,700 FEET.
Probable Cause: THAT THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM ANY PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND DID NOT USE THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91DTG06
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 October 1969 | N8988Q | Old River Crop | 1 | Shafter, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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