ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380920
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 September 1983 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Dan Kirkpatrick |
| Registration: | N459Y |
| MSN: | 105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | JACOBS R-755-A2M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Odessa, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS MAKING AN AERIAL APPLICATION TURN WHEN ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE LANDING WAS MADE IN A STUBBLE TERRACED FIELD WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. DURING THE LANDING THE ACFT STRUCK THE RISING TERRAINOF A TERRACE AND BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE LANDING HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THIS IMPACT BROKE THE LEFT GEAR. A CURSORY EXAMINATION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT DAMAGE OR FAILURE IN THE ACFT ENGINE AND SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL CELLS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC83LA213
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 21:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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