ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293270
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| Date: | Sunday 31 July 2005 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: | Grumman G-164A Turbo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Finup Spraying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N8951H |
| MSN: | 1589 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9629 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trufant, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | LAKEVIEW, MI (13C) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with an object and a field during an aerial application maneuver. The pilot stated, "The contributing factor or cause of the accident was the aircraft was flying into the sun at 8:00 AM in the morning making visibility bad. The reason for flying into the east sun was to avoid flying directly at a house. [A] pivot was the object struck causing damage enough to constitute landing in the potato field adjoining the field being sprayed."
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the watering pivot during the aerial application maneuver and the unsuitable terrain he encountered during the emergency landing. A factor was the sunglare encountered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI05CA207
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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