Incident Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat YN-BUH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59746
 
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Date:Friday 7 November 2008
Time:16:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic G164 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat
Owner/operator:Servicios de Transporte Aéreo Nicaragüense (STANSA)
Registration: YN-BUH
MSN: 1009
Year of manufacture:1972
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Las Lajas -   Nicaragua
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot carried out a spraying run at a very low height; just 1.5m. The undercarriage contacted vegetation causing the plane to nose down into the rice field.

Sources:

http://www.inac.gob.ni/files/doc/1238620876_07%2011%2008_INFORME%20YN-BUH.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-May-2009 10:15 harro Added
14-Dec-2016 15:11 TB Updated [Operator]

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