ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370968
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 June 1988 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Bell's Ag Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N8027K |
| MSN: | 542B |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hazen, AR -
 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 |
WHILE PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION AT DAWN, THE PLT STRUCK A LEVEE. HE ATTRIBUTED THE ACDT TO LOW LIGHT INTENSITY, A DIRTY WINDSCREEN AND ENCOUNTERING HIS OWN WAKE TURBULENCE. THE MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF, THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN, SLID FOR ABOUT 300 FEET, AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA107
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 1987 | N8027K | Bell's Ag Service,inc. | 0 | Hazen, AR | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 16:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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