ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368281
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 1989 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Riceland Flying Service |
| Registration: | N7501Q |
| MSN: | 813-B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 107 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Austwell, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT FERRIED THE ACFT TO A LOCATION FOR 'COTTON WORK' & LANDED ON A ROAD THAT HE HAD USED BEFORE. THE CUSTOMER WANTED HIM TO USE ANOTHER ROAD THAT THE PILOT WAS FAMILIAR WITH, SO HE FLEW THE ACFT TO THAT LOCATION. DRG THE LANDING, THE SPRAY BOOM UNDER THE LEFT WING 'CAUGHT' TALL GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE ACFT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD & WENT INTO A FIELD WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THERE WAS NO CHEMICAL LOAD ABOARD THE ACFT.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA (TERRAIN). HIGH VEGETATION AND ROUGH TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DRG04
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 16:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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