ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372385
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1987 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9685 |
| MSN: | 1206 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4700 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bastrop, LA -
 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 |
THREE FLAGMEN WERE WORKING WITH ONE SPRAY PLANE AND THREE FIELDS. ON THIS PASS, TWO OF THE FLAGMEN MOVED TO THE PROPER POSITIONS BUT THE OTHER ONE HAD MOVED TOO FAR LATERALLY. THE PILOT STATED TO THE SHERIFF THAT HE HAD OBSERVED THE FLAGMAN STEPPING OFF THE PROPER DISTANCE AND SHIFTED HIS ATTENTION TO THE OTHER FLAGMEN. AS HE MADE THE SPRAYING PASS, THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT BOOM STRUCK THE FLAGMAN. THE OPERATOR OF THE SPRAY SERVICE STATED THE FLAGMAN HAD FLAGGED FOR SPRAYING AIRPLANES PREVIOUSLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW87DRD11
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 1991 | N9685 | Arkla Flyers, Inc. | 0 | Bonita, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 16:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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