ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289915
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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 2013 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B |
| Owner/operator: | Huttos Flying Service LLC |
| Registration: | N8187K |
| MSN: | 606B |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colfax, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria, LA (KPVT) |
| Alexandria, LA (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the aerial application flight, the pilot was applying herbicide to a field. The pilot stated that he misjudged the height of a tree on the northwest corner of the field. The airplane hit the tree, rolled inverted, and then impacted the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13LA394
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 1982 | N8187K | Bell Flying Service Inc. | 0 | Beedeville, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 19:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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