ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383091
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1982 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc. |
| Registration: | N6628Q |
| MSN: | 154B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2072 hours |
| Engine model: | P & W R-985-AN14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coolidge, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Sarita, AZ |
| Sarita, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW INTO A DUST DEVIL WHILE IN A DOWNWIND, PROCEDURE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. REPORTEDLY, HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE PLANE HIT THE GROUND, LEFT WING FIRST. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 10 KNOTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA009
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1991 | N6628Q | Bettencourt Flying Svc., Inc. | 0 | Crows Landing, CA | |
w/o |
| 4 May 2009 | N6628Q | Private | 0 | Colfax, Washington State | |
sub |
| 15 August 2011 | N6628Q | Fender Air Service, Inc | 0 | Oakesdale, Washington | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 20:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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