ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368627
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1989 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8063K |
| MSN: | 550B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wynne, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wynne, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER RETURNING TO THE STRIP TO RELOAD, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A ROUGH PLACE ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO NOSE DOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND & THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN SELECTED BY THE PILOT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA129
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 February 2007 | N8063K | Mississippi Delta Company | 0 | Arcola, Mississippi | |
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| 23-Mar-2024 20:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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