ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371307
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| Date: | Monday 4 April 1988 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Farmers Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N84PG |
| MSN: | 1536 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Allegan, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Allegan, MI (35D) |
| (35D) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED TWO SWATH RUNS AND WAS TURNING TO START THE THIRD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BUFFET AND APPROACHED A STALL. THE PILOT THEN LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ADDED FULL THROTTLE. AFTER APPLYING FULL THROTTLE THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE RESPOND. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GROUND THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED BACK PRESSURE '....SEVERAL TIMES WITH NEAR STALL CONTROL FEELINGS', BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IT'S UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLIPPED SOME TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH A WITNESS STATED HEARING THE ENGINE BACKFIRE SHORTLY BEFORE IMPACT, DURING THE INVESTIGATION NOTHING WAS FOUND MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT DO CORRELATE WITH THE RANGE OF CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, AND THE ENGINE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND WITNESS STATEMENTS, DID EXHIBIT SOME INDICATIONS THAT CARBURETOR ICE MAY HAVE FORMED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88DEM03
History of this aircraft
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| 10 September 1997 | N84PG | Perry Edwards | 0 | Hillsboro, TX | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 20:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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