ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131738
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1991 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Bettencourt Flying Svc., Inc. |
| Registration: | N6628Q |
| MSN: | 154B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crows Landing, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Delhi, CA (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE SOIL AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING INTO THE MORNING SUN. HE SAID THAT HE LANDED ON WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE 'WORK STRIP', BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY LANDING ON A STRIP OF LAND WHICH WAS PARALLEL TO THE WORK STRIP. THE SOIL WAS SOFT AND UNEVEN DUE TO IT BEING RECENTLY PLOWED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT LANDING HIS AIRPLANE ERRONEOUSLY ON THE WRONG LANDING SURFACE. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: SUNGLARE AND ITS INTERFERENCE WITH THE PILOT'S VISION AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA299
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 October 1982 | N6628Q | Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc. | 0 | Coolidge, AZ | |
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| 4 May 2009 | N6628Q | Private | 0 | Colfax, Washington State | |
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| 15 August 2011 | N6628Q | Fender Air Service, Inc | 0 | Oakesdale, Washington | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 14:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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