ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133670
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| Date: | Monday 3 August 1998 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Williams Ag Service |
| Registration: | N8388 |
| MSN: | 880 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9309 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nelson, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Biggs, CA (CL23) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he had to fly over wires to enter the field where he was to apply chemicals. On his first pass over the rice field, he allowed the aircraft to get too low after clearing the wires and was unable to pull out before the main landing gear wheels touched the water and crops. The aircraft then crashed into the rice field. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate ground clearance altitude while applying chemicals to a rice field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA255
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 1982 | N8388 | Watts Agricultural Aviation | 0 | Woodland, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 17:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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