ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365126
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| Date: | Sunday 16 June 1991 |
| Time: | 05:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Hoistad Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N48687 |
| MSN: | 157B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4148 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W 1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gwinner, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CLIMBING OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FOR AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION. AT 250 FEET AGL HE REDUCED POWER AND RPM, AND STARTED A TURN. THE PILOT THEN REALIZED THAT THE RPM WAS DROPPING AND HE HAD NO POWER. A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER WAS MADE IN A FARMER'S FIELD. THE PROPELLER CONTROL AND THE MIXTURE ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, AND ARE THE SAME SHAPE AND SIZE IN THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT CLOSING OF THE MIXTURE BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE INADEQUATE CONTROL SHAPE, OR SIZE, AND INATTENTIVENESS OF THE PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91DTG03
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1992 | N48687 | Wischer Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Grandin, ND | |
sub |
| 12 June 2015 | N48687 | Barney Steven K | 0 | NW of Foster, NE | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 06:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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