ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289559
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| Date: | Saturday 5 February 2011 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B |
| Owner/operator: | Slikker Flying Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N6725K |
| MSN: | 438B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buttonwillow, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Buttonwillow, CA (Priv) |
| Buttonwillow, CA (Priv) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was making a low aerial application pass over a field, dispensing smoke to determine wind direction and velocity. The airplane struck a 20-foot-high irrigation vent pipe, which was located in the field that he was working. He proceeded straight ahead and attempted a forced landing on a dirt road immediately next to the field because the engine was losing power. Upon touching down, the right main wheel encountered soft dirt and the airplane nosed over inverted, bending the engine mount and wrinkling the fuselage and vertical stabilizer.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an irrigation vent pipe.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA128
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1987 | N6725K | Mcfarland Crop Dusters | 0 | Taft, CA | |
sub |
| 8 June 1990 | N6725K | Vince Crop Duster, Inc. | 0 | Buttonwillow, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 15:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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