ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381024
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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 1983 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | O'brien Flying Service |
| Registration: | N6714K |
| MSN: | 433B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2055 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Lacassine, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Iowa, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK TALL GRASS AT THE SIDE OF THE STRIP & THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY APPLYING RIGHT BRAKING ACTION, BUT HIS BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE ON WET GRASS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED & SKIDDED INTO A DITCH WHERE THE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA402
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 April 1990 | N6714K | O'brien Flying Service, Inc. | 0 | Fenton, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 23:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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