ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39273
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 May 1987 |
| Time: | 07:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Gene Bobo |
| Registration: | N4654 |
| MSN: | 1076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4598 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dundee, MS -
 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 |
WHILE SPRAYING A RICE FIELD, THE ACFT WAS FLYING ACROSS SVRL SMALL DIRT BANKS THAT HAD BEEN FURROWED FOR WATER CTL. DRG A SWATH RUN, IT STRUCK 3 FURROWED BANKS THAT WERE CLOSE TOGETHER, FLIPPED OVER AS IT CRASHED, THEN BURNED. WITNESSESRPRTD THE ENG WAS RUNNING NORMALLY BFR IMPACT. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FND. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30981
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1985 | N4654 | Dixie Dusters,Inc. | 0 | Madisonville, TN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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