ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378509
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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 1984 |
| Time: | 16:46 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Monroe Chase |
| Registration: | N6887Q |
| MSN: | 1726 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | P&W R985AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berlin, 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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A SOFT FIELD AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE COULD NOT DUMP HIS LOAD BECAUSE THE DUMP HANDLE CAME OFF. THE PLT SAID 100 GALLONS OF LIQUID FERTILIZER WAS LOADED ON THE ACFT. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED AND AUTOMOTIVE FUEL WAS FOUND IN IT EVEN THOUGHIT WAS NOT APPROVED FOR THIS TYPE OF FUEL. THE LOAD DUMP HANDLE INTERCONNECT WIRE WAS FOUND FRAYED WHICH PREVENTED OPERATION OF THE HANDLE. AN A&P MECHANIC FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE POWERPLANT. ONE PERSON WHO TALKED TO THE PLT AFTER THE ACCIDENT SAID IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE 'PLT GOT BEHIND THE ACFT.'
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA285
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1990 | N6887Q | Private | 0 | Edgeley, ND | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 09:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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