ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368740
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| Date: | Monday 22 May 1989 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Bonner Aerial Applicators, Inc |
| Registration: | N8881H |
| MSN: | 1559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3415 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R 1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Loxley, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Summerdale, AL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE FOLLOWING A PULL-UP MANEUVER AT THE END OF A FIELD THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING. THE PILOT INITIALLY STATED THAT HE JUST GOT BEHIND THE POWER CURVE AND SETTLED IN WITH NO POWER PROBLEMS. HE LATER REPORTED THAT 'THE ENGINE SPUTTERED', AND IT WAS AS IF HE WAS NOT GETTING FULL POWER. THE PILOT DESCRIBED OPERATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CARBURETOR ICE FORMATION. THE DEW POINT WAS NOT RECORDED.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89DKJ03
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1987 | N8881H | Charles Bonner | 0 | Summerdale, AL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 06:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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