ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160204
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| Date: | Friday 6 September 2013 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Shenandoah Flight Service Inc |
| Registration: | N7843 |
| MSN: | 790 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3995 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO), Atlantic, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Atlantic, IA (KAIO) |
| Atlantic, IA (KAIO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane was fueled to capacity (400 gallons) and that the hopper contained 1,200 pounds of seed. The airplane weighed 5,134 pounds at takeoff, or 866 pounds below maximum gross takeoff weight. The pilot said that he had no difficulty taking off, but after reaching 500 feet and turning north toward the field to be sprayed, the airplane began to slowly lose altitude. Believing he would be unable to clear an approaching tree line, he opened the leveler and the seed slowly began to dump. As he pulled up to avoid the trees, the airplane stalled, hit the trees, and impacted a bean field. As the ambient air temperature was in excess of 90 degrees F, the airplane’s performance would have been reduced by the high density altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s delay in releasing product to reduce the airplane’s weight and improve its climb performance, which was reduced because of the high density altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7843
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 1982 | N7843 | Escott Aerial Spraying Inc. | 0 | Elreno, OK | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2013 23:57 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Sep-2013 05:19 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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