ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364779
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1991 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Ag Aero, Inc |
| Registration: | N4865X |
| MSN: | 2060R |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murtaugh, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT ROAD ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT AND THE ACFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE SUITABLE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE ROAD. THE ACFT STRUCK A GUY WIRE, VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A CULTIVATED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS INDICATED THE ACFT WAS APPROX 982 LBS OVER MAX CERT TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN HIS ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITH THE AIRCRAFT LOADED OVER MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA200
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1984 | N4865X | Ag Aero orporated | 1 | American Falls , ID | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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