ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379083
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| Date: | Sunday 1 July 1984 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Thompson Aerial |
| Registration: | N4638 |
| MSN: | 1071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wyndmere, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SOD WAS WORN FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE STRIP & THE STRIP WAS WET. THEREFORE, THE PLT ELECTED TO USE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SOD STRIP FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT SPRAY BOOM DRAGGED INTO WHEAT THAT WAS GROWING BESIDE THE RWY & THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. STRIPS OF WHEAT ABOUT 30 FT WIDE HAD BEEN PLANTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE RWY. AFTER CROSSING THE WHEAT, THE ACFT WENT INTO A WET BEAN FIELD & NOSED OVER. THE PLT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE BOOM HAD DRAGGED IN THE WHEAT & VEERED THE ACFT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA206
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 2012 | N4638 | West Central Ag-air Inc | 0 | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | |
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| 31-Mar-2024 15:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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