ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40952
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Date: | Wednesday 28 December 1983 |
Time: | 18:05 |
Type: | Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Lee Aviation |
Registration: | N647U |
MSN: | 383 |
Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3211 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | South Bay, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | S. Bay Growers , FL |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AS THE ACFT INITIATED A TURN TO START DUSTING, IT WAS OBSERVED TO LOSE ALTITUDE RAPIDLY & COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. THE ACFT WAS 470 LBS OVER MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. THE AREA WAS AFFECTED BY GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTH, & THE PLT'S INITIAL TURN TO THE FIELD WAS MADE TO THE NORTH(DOWNWIND). WX CONDITIONS WERE ALSO CONDUCIVE TO LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X45361 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
09-Dec-2010 11:19 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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