ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 129854
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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 1977 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Carl Ireland |
| Registration: | N6662Q |
| MSN: | 1696 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Klamath Falls, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Local | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) June 16 1977 when crashed near Klamath Falls, Oregon during agricultural (crop spraying/top dressing) operations. According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "STRUCK UNMARKED POWER LINE ON FIRST PASS. POWER POLE HIDDEN BY GROVE OF TREES. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING; FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS"
Registration N6662Q cancelled by the FAA., but not until on September 26 2013 - 36 years later(!)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA77DYK15
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=6662Q
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2016 20:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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