ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198941
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 2010 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Tubo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Mountain Aviation |
| Registration: | N7502A |
| MSN: | 797B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 923 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE 331-6-252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prescott, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Prescott, WA |
| Prescott, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he flew into a private airstrip and encountered no problems with the airframe or engine. He loaded 375 gallons of spray mixture and reported that there was no indication of a problem until after liftoff, when the airplane settled back onto the airstrip, although the engine did not lose power. The pilot verified the power readings and determined that there was insufficient runway remaining to abort the takeoff. The airplane lifted off again and crossed a gravel road that was perpendicular to the runway before settling into a fallow field that was across the road. The pilot completed an emergency release of the spray mixture but was unsuccessful in getting airborne prior to colliding with an electric fence. After hitting the fence, he aborted the takeoff. The pilot reported that the airfield was flat, the wind was calm, and the temperature was cool. The airplane was operating below maximum gross weight during the takeoff, and the pilot’s reported instrument and visual perceptions were the same as many other takeoffs that he had made from this airstrip. During a postaccident engine examination, no anomalies were identified that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The airplane’s inability to maintain a positive rate of climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed reaction to initiate an emergency release of the spray mixture.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1995 | N7502A | Payne's Flying Service, Inc. | 0 | Quitman, MS | |
sub |
| 16 August 1998 | N7502A | Private | 0 | Newton, MS | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 16:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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