ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379631
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1984 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | West Line Service |
| Registration: | N4897 |
| MSN: | 1094 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3769 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hermiston, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hermiston, OR (5S7) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A BEGINNING SWATH RUN, THE PLT WAS MAKING A LEFT SKIDDING TURN TO FOLLOW THE EDGE OF A CIRCULAR FIELD. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT WHICH RAISED THE RIGHT WING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASHED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA84LA097
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1982 | N4897 | West Flying Service | 0 | S. Of Echo, OR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 07:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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