ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35437
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Ken Spray, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3632T |
| MSN: | 772B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2420 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Point Of Rocks , WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Laramie, WY (KLAR) |
| Rock Springs, WY (RKS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident pilot was flying in formation with two other airplanes on a ferry flight. All three airplanes were restricted category agricultural aircraft that were being ferried from Missouri to Idaho. The pilots were on a day-VFR cross-country flight in preparation for a season of agricultural spraying. They encountered a localized area of low ceilings, reduced visibility, and snow during a final leg of the flight, and they began to follow an interstate highway. One of the pilots reversed course and landed uneventfully at an airport. Another pilot landed on a highway. The pilot of the accident airplane strayed away from the interstate and entered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Subsequently, the accident airplane entered a steep descent and crashed in a nose-down attitude. There was evidence that the engine was operating at a high power setting, when the airplane crashed. The aircraft was not equipped for flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). No preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane or its engine was found.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: the low ceiling and snow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA068
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1986 | N3632T | Fontenot Flying Service | 0 | Lecompte, LA | |
sub |
| 22 August 2001 | N3632T | Ken Spray LLC | 0 | Twin Falls, Idaho | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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