ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134643
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Date: | Wednesday 19 September 2001 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Hicks Double L Flying Service |
Registration: | N73PB |
MSN: | 1118 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6492 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN-1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Eagle Lake, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Eagle Lake, TX (ELA) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During the second turn around maneuver of the aerial application flight, the engine lost partial power. The pilot dumped the 250 gallon fertilizer load; however, the airplane descended, struck trees, and impacted the ground. The reason for the power loss was not determined.
Probable Cause: the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in flight collision with trees and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW01LA209 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010924X01983&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Dec-2017 12:53 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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