ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36021
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Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1993 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Grayson Aviation Services |
Registration: | N6752Q |
MSN: | 1717 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 7002 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ganado, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | (NONE) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT OF AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE IMPACTED POWERLINES ON THE LAST PASS OF THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHILE SPRAYING RICE FIELDS. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FLOODED RICE FIELD IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINES
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW93LA173 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA173
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:22 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Apr-2024 13:34 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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