ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180662
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Date: | Saturday 24 October 2015 |
Time: | 10:00 |
Type: | Cessna A188A AGwagon |
Owner/operator: | Rooster Aviation Llc |
Registration: | N4401Q |
MSN: | 18800801 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4885 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Utah County, in Elberta, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Spanish Fork, UT (U77) |
Destination airport: | Spanish Fork, UT (U77) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that during an aerial application flight in rolling hills in a canyon, the canyon wind forced the airplane to the ground. The airplane impacted terrain, the pilot egressed from the cockpit without further incident, and a postcrash fire occurred. The airplane was destroyed in the postcrash fire.
The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for wind while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in a collision with terrain and a postcrash fire.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | GAA16CA027 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4401Q Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2015 21:15 |
Geno |
Added |
25-Oct-2015 01:14 |
Geno |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
01-Dec-2017 15:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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