ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381244
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Date: | Thursday 4 August 1983 |
Time: | 07:30 LT |
Type: | Ayres S-2R Thrush |
Owner/operator: | Aircraft Spray, Inc. |
Registration: | N8874Q |
MSN: | 1474R |
Total airframe hrs: | 4000 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cantua Creek, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Kerman, CA (Q77) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT REPORT THAT WHILE HE WAS APPLYING SULFUR TO A TOMATOE FIELD, SULFUR DUST, WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE COCKPIT, IGNITED. HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ADJACENT COTTON FIELD WHICH WAS MUDDY FROM IRRIGATION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX83LA378 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA378
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