ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385577
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| Date: | Saturday 21 July 2001 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: | Snow 600-S2C |
| Owner/operator: | Farmers Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8703V |
| MSN: | 1290C |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R985-AN3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainfield, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bancroft, WI |
| Bancroft, WI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while in a turn after a spray run, "... the aircraft felt to slow and the controls were mushy. I lowered the nose, shallowed the turn and added full power. However, I was unable to recover from the near stall before contact with the ground occured. The aircraft contacted the ground in a flat, level attitude with an east heading in an unfarmed field about 200 yards west of the potato field. The terrain was flat and there were no obstacles." The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions on his accident report.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control while maneuvering on the aerial application flight. A factor to the accident was the encountered stall/mush at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA240
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 05:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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