ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133054
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Date: | Tuesday 11 July 1995 |
Time: | 07:35 |
Type: | Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Brekhus, Kenneth J. |
Registration: | N6623Q |
MSN: | 149B |
Total airframe hrs: | 2600 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kenmare, ND -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | ND26 |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On July 11, 1995, at 0735 central daylight time, a Schweizer G- 164B, N6623Q, was destroyed and the commercial pilot sustained serious injuries when it impacted the terrain shortly after takeoff from Kenmare Municipal Airport, Kenmare, North Dakota. The local 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight operated without a flight plan in visual meteorological conditions.
The pilot reported that he did not recall anything except the airplane settling after takeoff. He did not report any mechanical difficulties.
No eyewitnesses to the accident were located.
A post accident investigation failed to reveal any pre-existing mechanical anomalies.
The airplane hopper was loaded with the herbicide (2-4-D) at the time of the accident.
A post-impact fire consumed most of the airframe.
PROBABLE CAUSE:the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining proper climb rate.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001207X03892
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
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